Scientists from Canada said that human life expectancy will reach 130 years by the end of the century, and centenarians will even begin to live up to 180
People will be able to live up to 180 years, scientists say / Фото: Pixabay
To date, the record for longevity belongs to the Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment, who died at 122 in 1997.
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Experts explained that after 50 years, the risk of death begins to increase significantly, but by the age of 80 it becomes much less, writes Mirror.
Interestingly, after reaching 110 years of age, the risk of dying in a person is only 50%, and modern technology could extend it even longer.
Scientist Leo Belzila believes that there is no upper limit to the life expectancy of people, and under certain conditions and medicine, a person could live almost forever.
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The increase in life expectancy will lead to sad economic consequences, scientists warn.
Thus, governments will have to significantly increase social welfare expenses, medical insurance bills will also grow, because in old age people are much more likely to get sick.
According to experts, a lot of efforts will have to be made so that people can live not only longer, but also be healthier.
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Source From: Segodnya
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