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This is just not true. Reducing infant mortality is the biggest factor, sure, but death risk is significantly lower for all ages.



I think then simple question I'm trying to ascertain using these figures, are we on a trend that could see humans living to 150 years old? Look at that data and it would suggest so, but I suspect that we are not.

That is either because we're not actually living longer as a species or there is a hard limit on how long humans can live.


There is a pretty hard limit at 110-120 where things just fall apart from pure age.




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