Elaine Knox / Simone Rotella
Children born in the world today are England The chance of living into your 90s is over 50%. This is significant evidence that advances in medicine, science, and society have reduced mortality rates and made us die more slowly. This is a widespread trend, with global life expectancy increasing from around 47 years in 1950 to over 70 years now.
It appears that a longevity revolution is coming to an end. For the first time in human history, the most important health challenge is aging healthily. Thus begins the second longevity revolution. It focuses on changing the way we age and slowing it down.
Source: www.newscientist.com
