Researchers from HEC Montréal University in Canada conducted a new statistical study, published a few days ago in the journal “Annual Review of Statistics and Its Application”, in which they said that the maximum lifespan that humans can live by 2100 may reach 130 years.
Sky News Arabia contacted the assistant professor at HEC Montreal University and the study team leader, Leo Belzel, who in turn revealed the details of the study that he worked on with his colleagues. There are limits to human lifespan.
And Bilzel adds, in exclusive statements to Sky News Arabia, that research indicates that with the increase in the number of centenarians around the world, it is possible to break the record achieved by the French centenarian Jeanne Calment (122 years and 164 days) by the end of the century, and it is expected that humans will live to reach 130 years.
And about the possibility of humans reaching 180 years old, as reported by some media outlets, he says, “We believe that crossing the 130-year threshold would be a very amazing event.”
He explains: “Surviving for a long time is unlikely, even the question of reaching 130 years, the chance remains less than one in a million.”
Belzel and his colleagues also found that the risk of death increases steadily from the age of fifty, but slows down at the age of eighty and can stabilize at the age of 109 years or so. When a person reaches this age, the chances of dying – every new year – reach 50 percent. The researchers also found no difference in maximum age between the sexes.
About the new discovery of the study, Belzel told Sky News Arabia that their statistical analysis refuted the results of a previous study that said that the maximum longevity is less than 125 years.
The study warned of the significant effects of the high life expectancy, which would have huge repercussions on society.
These effects will include: skyrocketing medical bills, as people suffer from diseases caused by severe aging.
It will also have a profound impact on Social Welfare, pensions, and other social security programs that will face a crisis as more people depend on them than ever before, along with fewer taxpayers.
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