Research Shows Humans May have the Potential for a Longer Lifespan

The Medical News Today recently reported on an interesting study published in the journal, Demographic Research, and conducted by the University of Washington, which indicated a likely rise in human longevity by the end of this century. Worldwide we have seen a rise over the last several years of a half a million people, referred to as centenarians, living past the age of 100 years old. Today the new focus is on those living past 110 years old who are referred to as “supercentenarians.” Up to now the oldest known person in the world was a French woman with a recorded age of 122 years old when she died in 1997. 

The University of Washington longevity study used “updated longevity data in the International Database on Longevity (IDL), established by the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock, Germany.” The study included 1,119 people recorded as supercentenarians from ten European countries along with Japan, U.S. and Canada. They additionally included records of almost 14,000 individuals of semi-supercentenarians who died between the ages of 105 and 109. 

Statistically the report says there is a “99% probability of a person living up to 124 years and a 68% probability of reaching 127 years. An even longer life span of 130 years is possible but much less probable — at 13%.” The research team explains while they can draw conclusions based on today’s human longevity patterns, some conclusions may change due to new medical treatments, but most likely will flatten at a certain point.  

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Source: medicalnewstoday.com/articles/maximum-human-lifespan-could-reach-130-years-by-the-end-of-this-century#Age-attainment-bias