Do you know that In the Year:

1776: Average life expectancy in United States was 35 years old.

1997: Average life expectancy in United States was 77 years old.

1900: Percentage of US population who lived to the age of 65 was 25%.

2000: Percentage of US population who live to the age of 65 today is 80%.

1996: Number of centenarians in the US was 70,000.

2010: Number of projected centenarians in the US, 160,000.

2020: Projected average active lifespan is 100.

2020: Projected global ratio of elderly per newborn is 15: 1

2020: Projected global increase of over 65 population is 87%



Number one cause of death in the US:

Cardiovascular disease

Number one cause of premature death:

Cigarette smoking

Percentage of Americans who will die of cancer is 33%. Deaths from cancer per minute is1 person.



Projected average life expectancy if cancer and heart disease were eliminated:

99 years old.



Statistics adopted from the American Academy of Antiaging Medicine (A4M)

Life expectancy

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