Exponential Increase in Mortality and Diseases
The data and science behind the exponential growth in mortality with age
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.
Resources
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British Society for Research on Ageing (BSRA)
Scientific society which promotes and funds research into the biology of ageing
Behavior, Health, and Aging
Book that offers a stimulating array of multiple aspects of the aging process and of factors that affect it written by Stephen B. Manuck
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The Secret to Living to 100+? The Blue Zone [Infographic]
Secrets to Living Longer: What We Can Learn from Blue Zones
Life Expectancy graphs and maps
The world map shows the latest data published by the United Nations for life expectancy
Life expectancy: 120,000 numbers in just four minutes
Fascinating data visualisation of life expectancy for 200 countries over 200 years
Human Mortality Database
World´s leading scientific data resource on mortality in developed countries
Age Later: Health Span, Life Span, and the New Science of Longevity
Secrets of the Healthiest, Sharpest Centenarians - by Nir Barzilai
A Spotlight on the Latest Research and Innovation In Ageing, Longevity, and Data
24-May-2022
Event about latest research and innovation in ageing organized by OBN (FREE)
Our World in Data
Data to understand the big global problems and research that helps to make progress against them
Life Expectancy Blog Posts
28-Jun-2023
13-Feb-2023
Can love defeat death?
Health and life expectancy are affected by love, sex and marriage
09-Sep-2015
Under 44? Get ready to live forever!
A look at the latest UK life expectancy at 65 statistics - annual increase has been growing since 1960
03-Nov-2014
NICE will have to approve all one-off interventions as life expectancy increases
What to do when quality-adjusted life years could mean many, many years?
21-Oct-2014
Classic exponential growth in age distribution of older UK citizens
1 in 50 people are over 85 today - that's 20x the percentage who reached that age in 1881
Recent News
UK study reveals path to healthier, longer life through dietary choices
Live Forever Club - 24-Nov-2023
Embracing healthier dietary choices can extent life expectancy to some degree
Read more...People in the north of England are living in poorer health and dying younger
The Guardian - 19-Nov-2023
New report exposes shocking inequalities in health, wealth, & opportunity facing older people in England
Read more...U.S. men are dying much younger than women, as gender gap for death widens
New Scientist - 13-Nov-2023
COVID-19, drug and alcohol abuse, & suicide fuel a 6-year life expectancy disparity
Read more...Healthy ageing: addressing the global challenge of quality life years
Live Forever Club - 24-Oct-2023
Extending healthy years, not just lifespan, as populations age
Read more...Largest centenarian blood study identifies key factors for long life
Independent - 10-Oct-2023
Lower levels of glucose, creatinine, and uric acid linked to increased longevity
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