By 2100, lifespans will defy expectations: How long can we live?

How long will humans be able to live?

How long will humans be able to live?, We are living 30 years longer than we did in 1850, More and more octogenarians, The longest-living man in history, Almost a century and a half of life, Improve life expectancy, Looking to the future, What will happen in the 22nd century?, We will reach 122 years!, 126 will be the new 90, 130 years, only a 'lucky' few, Each day is a gift, A forecast made on the basis of objective data, The supercentenarians, Reaching 110 years old

In 2023, statistics showed that the average global life expectancy was 70.8 years for men and 76 years for women, leading to a combined average of 73.4 years.

We are living 30 years longer than we did in 1850

How long will humans be able to live?, We are living 30 years longer than we did in 1850, More and more octogenarians, The longest-living man in history, Almost a century and a half of life, Improve life expectancy, Looking to the future, What will happen in the 22nd century?, We will reach 122 years!, 126 will be the new 90, 130 years, only a 'lucky' few, Each day is a gift, A forecast made on the basis of objective data, The supercentenarians, Reaching 110 years old

To put this into context, in 1850, which is not that long ago, global life expectancy was 42 years. In other words, in less than two centuries we have almost doubled this figure.

More and more octogenarians

How long will humans be able to live?, We are living 30 years longer than we did in 1850, More and more octogenarians, The longest-living man in history, Almost a century and a half of life, Improve life expectancy, Looking to the future, What will happen in the 22nd century?, We will reach 122 years!, 126 will be the new 90, 130 years, only a 'lucky' few, Each day is a gift, A forecast made on the basis of objective data, The supercentenarians, Reaching 110 years old

Furthermore, it is increasingly common for humans to reach and exceed 80 years of age, in some cases reaching up to 90 years of age and beyond.

The longest-living man in history

How long will humans be able to live?, We are living 30 years longer than we did in 1850, More and more octogenarians, The longest-living man in history, Almost a century and a half of life, Improve life expectancy, Looking to the future, What will happen in the 22nd century?, We will reach 122 years!, 126 will be the new 90, 130 years, only a 'lucky' few, Each day is a gift, A forecast made on the basis of objective data, The supercentenarians, Reaching 110 years old

To date, the longest living person in the world is Mbah Gotho, an Indonesian born in 1870 and died in 2017.

Almost a century and a half of life

How long will humans be able to live?, We are living 30 years longer than we did in 1850, More and more octogenarians, The longest-living man in history, Almost a century and a half of life, Improve life expectancy, Looking to the future, What will happen in the 22nd century?, We will reach 122 years!, 126 will be the new 90, 130 years, only a 'lucky' few, Each day is a gift, A forecast made on the basis of objective data, The supercentenarians, Reaching 110 years old

Over the 146 years in which he lived, two world wars followed one another, the first plane took flight in history, and the moon landing took place, the Internet was born, and the films the "Wizard of Oz" (1939) and "La La Land" (2016) were released.

Improve life expectancy

How long will humans be able to live?, We are living 30 years longer than we did in 1850, More and more octogenarians, The longest-living man in history, Almost a century and a half of life, Improve life expectancy, Looking to the future, What will happen in the 22nd century?, We will reach 122 years!, 126 will be the new 90, 130 years, only a 'lucky' few, Each day is a gift, A forecast made on the basis of objective data, The supercentenarians, Reaching 110 years old

Medical advances, improved quality of life, more adequate nutrition and new drugs available are some of the factors that have contributed to this notable increase in life expectancy.

Looking to the future

How long will humans be able to live?, We are living 30 years longer than we did in 1850, More and more octogenarians, The longest-living man in history, Almost a century and a half of life, Improve life expectancy, Looking to the future, What will happen in the 22nd century?, We will reach 122 years!, 126 will be the new 90, 130 years, only a 'lucky' few, Each day is a gift, A forecast made on the basis of objective data, The supercentenarians, Reaching 110 years old

Now that we have understood the situation of the past and present, it is time to look to the future and ask ourselves: how many years will we live in 2100?

What will happen in the 22nd century?

How long will humans be able to live?, We are living 30 years longer than we did in 1850, More and more octogenarians, The longest-living man in history, Almost a century and a half of life, Improve life expectancy, Looking to the future, What will happen in the 22nd century?, We will reach 122 years!, 126 will be the new 90, 130 years, only a 'lucky' few, Each day is a gift, A forecast made on the basis of objective data, The supercentenarians, Reaching 110 years old

A group of researchers from the University of Washington addressed the question in a study published in 2021 by Demographic Research, aimed at calculating how old humans could live to be in 2100.

We will reach 122 years!

How long will humans be able to live?, We are living 30 years longer than we did in 1850, More and more octogenarians, The longest-living man in history, Almost a century and a half of life, Improve life expectancy, Looking to the future, What will happen in the 22nd century?, We will reach 122 years!, 126 will be the new 90, 130 years, only a 'lucky' few, Each day is a gift, A forecast made on the basis of objective data, The supercentenarians, Reaching 110 years old

The conclusions of the research are encouraging, but also decidedly disconcerting: it is estimated that in 2100 99% of humanity will be able to reach the age of 122!

126 will be the new 90

How long will humans be able to live?, We are living 30 years longer than we did in 1850, More and more octogenarians, The longest-living man in history, Almost a century and a half of life, Improve life expectancy, Looking to the future, What will happen in the 22nd century?, We will reach 122 years!, 126 will be the new 90, 130 years, only a 'lucky' few, Each day is a gift, A forecast made on the basis of objective data, The supercentenarians, Reaching 110 years old

The study also shows that 89% of the population could reach the age of 126 by the end of the 21st century.

130 years, only a 'lucky' few

How long will humans be able to live?, We are living 30 years longer than we did in 1850, More and more octogenarians, The longest-living man in history, Almost a century and a half of life, Improve life expectancy, Looking to the future, What will happen in the 22nd century?, We will reach 122 years!, 126 will be the new 90, 130 years, only a 'lucky' few, Each day is a gift, A forecast made on the basis of objective data, The supercentenarians, Reaching 110 years old

Finally, it is estimated that 44% of the population can reach 128 years of age and 13% 130 years of age, beating Mbah Gotho's longevity record.

Each day is a gift

How long will humans be able to live?, We are living 30 years longer than we did in 1850, More and more octogenarians, The longest-living man in history, Almost a century and a half of life, Improve life expectancy, Looking to the future, What will happen in the 22nd century?, We will reach 122 years!, 126 will be the new 90, 130 years, only a 'lucky' few, Each day is a gift, A forecast made on the basis of objective data, The supercentenarians, Reaching 110 years old

It should be noted that above a certain age, not revealed by the study, the mortality rate remained unchanged, meaning that at a certain point everyone has the same chance of living one more day.

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A forecast made on the basis of objective data

How long will humans be able to live?, We are living 30 years longer than we did in 1850, More and more octogenarians, The longest-living man in history, Almost a century and a half of life, Improve life expectancy, Looking to the future, What will happen in the 22nd century?, We will reach 122 years!, 126 will be the new 90, 130 years, only a 'lucky' few, Each day is a gift, A forecast made on the basis of objective data, The supercentenarians, Reaching 110 years old

Obviously this study is based on hypotheses, but takes into account objective and real data from the International Longevity Database of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research.

The supercentenarians

How long will humans be able to live?, We are living 30 years longer than we did in 1850, More and more octogenarians, The longest-living man in history, Almost a century and a half of life, Improve life expectancy, Looking to the future, What will happen in the 22nd century?, We will reach 122 years!, 126 will be the new 90, 130 years, only a 'lucky' few, Each day is a gift, A forecast made on the basis of objective data, The supercentenarians, Reaching 110 years old

What is striking about this database is that it contains a register of supercentenarians residing in the United States, Canada, Japan and 10 European countries.

Reaching 110 years old

How long will humans be able to live?, We are living 30 years longer than we did in 1850, More and more octogenarians, The longest-living man in history, Almost a century and a half of life, Improve life expectancy, Looking to the future, What will happen in the 22nd century?, We will reach 122 years!, 126 will be the new 90, 130 years, only a 'lucky' few, Each day is a gift, A forecast made on the basis of objective data, The supercentenarians, Reaching 110 years old

A supercentenarian is an individual who has reached or exceeded 110 years of life. Currently, there are approximately 350-400 supercentenarians in the aforementioned countries, figures which obviously vary constantly.

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