6 korrents from this piece
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Their wordsLife expectancy isn’t a prediction of how long people will live.
Our reading
Every age of life is less deadly than it was for the generation before, not just childhood.
Their wordsEach age of our lives is less deadly than it was for previous generations.
Their wordsBut women actually tend to live longer than men because they have lower death rates across their lifespans, which you can see in the chart below.
Their wordsMany other predictions have already been broken, as life expectancy has continued to rise.
Their wordsTo me, one of them is that longevity isn’t one obscure problem that needs to be ‘cracked’ in order for us to live longer.
Their wordsNone of these trends are a given.