What 55 years of centenarian research tells us about living to 100
ScienceAlert - 19-Jul-2026Researchers still need more long-term studies to separate cause from coincidence
Life Expectancy
News and resources on current life expectancy - lets see how it changes over time
Congratulations - you've survived another year... unfortunately your risk of dying goes up another 9% next year, and every year after that - that's why at the moment you can't beat the exponential risk of death.Definition: period life expectancy = how long a new-born would live if today's death rates did not change. They should improve over time therefore this is not a prediction of how long a child born today will live for.
REMEMBER: most improvement in life expectancy over the last century has been due to reduced child mortality and combatting infectious diseases, rather than tacking ageing itself. Here's an interesting quote from New Methuselahs: "between 1860 and 1960, life expectancy at birth in the United States increased by 31 years, but the life expectancy for an adult who reached the age of 60 increased by only 1 year during that century. In other words, a century ago, those who made it to 60 lived roughly as long as we do, but the odds of making it to 60 were much worse."
Life Expectancy News
Madrid Against the Clock: The End of Aging Begins Now
Live Forever Club - 12-Apr-2026Making aging optional will require collaboration at every level of society
Ancient European ancestry linked to living past 100
ScienceAlert - 19-Dec-2025DNA from Ice Age hunter-gatherers may raise the chances of reaching extreme old age
Sleep may be the strongest lifestyle predictor of how long you live
ScienceAlert - 11-Dec-2025Less than seven hours of sleep is tied to a shorter lifespan, outweighing diet and exercise
Life Expectancy Resources
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LongeviQuest (LQ)
Longevity company which unites researchers from all over the world to track the longest-lived people
CAN WE LIVE FOREVER? Peter Diamandis On AI, Aging & Longevity Escape Velocity
The Beyond Tomorrow Podcast- Peter Diamandis Discusses AI, Ageing, and the Path to Longevity Escape Velocity
British Society for Research on Ageing (BSRA)
Scientific society which promotes and funds research into the biology of ageing
16th Supercentenarian International Seminar
09-Apr-2026
Seminar organised by INED validating extreme-age records, mortality patterns, and geographical aspects of exceptional longevity (Aubervilliers, France)
Age Later: Health Span, Life Span, and the New Science of Longevity
Secrets of the Healthiest, Sharpest Centenarians - by Nir Barzilai
Secrets of the World’s Healthiest Children: Why Japanese children have the longest, healthiest lives - and how yours can too
Behaviours and tips that will help any parent achieve the results they want, written by Naomi Moriyama
24-Jun-2025
Oldest human record not broken for 28 years – are we making any progress with maximum lifespan?
Will Jeanne Calment’s record 122 years ever be broken?
12-Jul-2024
Are Wimbledon champions really getting older?
Has this century seen extraordinarily long-lived Wimbledon champions, or are winners over 30 years of age the new normal?
23-May-2024
If you stopped ageing today, how long would you live?
Not as long as you might think. For radical life extension we need to reverse ageing.
28-Jun-2023
Exponential Increase in Mortality and Diseases
The data and science behind the exponential growth in mortality with age
Topics covered in this page:
Blue Zones, Centenarians, Life Expectancy, Longevity Escape Velocity, Old Age
