The Age of the Aged – Life Expectancy Over 50 Years

Thanks to advancements in science, medicine and technology the human race is enjoying longer and healthier lives and this trend looks like continuing for centuries to come! Check out this incredible infographic put together by LifeInsurance.org.uk using World Data to show us just how old we are all getting and how that compares to previous generations. You can also see how where you live effects your life expectancy along with what activities you do, or don’t do, will impact on your life expectancy.

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Some interesting facts that couldn’t be squeezed into the infographic due to risk of making the world’s longest infographic include:

9 out of the 10 oldest people ever were or are female.

Shigechiyo Izumi claimed he had worked 98 of the 120 years he lived. His name can even be found on the first ever census carried out in Japan in 1871.

North Americans are expected to live a massive 24 years longer than people from Sub-Saharan Africa.

This infographic was brought to you by Lifeinsurance.org.uk