Our shrinking and ageing world
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The Remarkable Rise in Global Life Expectancy
This chapter examines the remarkable rise in global life expectancy from 30 years in 1900 to over 73 today, attributing this increase to medical and agricultural advancements. It also discusses the challenges of forecasting future life expectancy limits as experts' predictions have consistently been outpaced.
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