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.Resources
Secrets of the Healthiest, Sharpest Centenarians, a book by Nir Barzilai.
Fascinating data visualisation of life expectancy for 200 countries over 200 years
Life Expectancy Blog Posts
Under 44? Get ready to live forever!
09-Sep-2015
NICE will have to approve all one-off interventions as life expectancy increases
03-Nov-2014
Classic exponential growth in age distribution of older UK citizens
21-Oct-2014
National Geographic get it wrong - this baby will live forever
03-May-2013
Recent News
Stroke rates declined in older adults of Denmark
American Academy of Neurology (AAN) - 10-Feb-2021
With the improvements in awareness and better patient care, death rates and incidence of stroke decreased
Read more...Gradual weight gain can help you live longer
Yahoo! Style - 03-Feb-2021
Life-course BMI analysis revealed association between weight gain and mortality
Read more...Centenarians report exceptional cognitive performance
Alzforum - 02-Feb-2021
Despite age-related risk factors, super-agers had only a slight decrease in memory
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