Global life expectancy was approximately 30 years in 1900 and has risen to approximately 73 years today, representing an improvement of roughly three months per year for the last 180 years with no sign of stopping.

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Nicholas Abad

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back in 1900 world life expectancy was about 30 years...today global life expectancy is maybe about 73 years...the slope has been an improvement of about three months for every year and it hasn't stopped yet

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Demographic Megatrends and the Challenge of Aging SocietiesAmerican Council on Germany
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:31:29 PM

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