OT: Are We Really Living Longer? [aging, longevity, life expectancy]

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Are We Really Living Longer? [aging, longevity, life expectancy]

Excerpts from: Are We Really Living Longer?,

_http://westonaprice.org/causticcommentary/caustic-commentary-2007sp.html_

(http://westonaprice.org/causticcommentary/caustic-commentary-2007sp.html)

Caustic Commentary, WAPF (Weston A. Price Foundation), Spring 2007.

_http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/dig20.php_

(http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/dig20.php)

 

An astute member has sent us some interesting statistics about

centenarians [people who are 100 years of age or older].

 

From a video segment recently aired on Nova [2007 population 306 million],

we learn that only one in 10,000 Americans will live to age 100 [0.33% of

the total population].

 

US census data indicates that in 1990, there were an estimated 37,306

centenarians out of 248,709,873 . . . [or 1.5% of the total population].

 

According to numbers compiled at the University of Virginia, in 1830 there

were 2,600 centenarians out of 12,866,020 people, or . . .[or 2.02% of the

total population].

 

Summary by Year

 

-- 2007: 0.33% of total population were 100 years of age or more

 

-- 1990: 1.50% of total population were 100 years of age or more

 

-- 1830: 2.02% of total population were 100 years of age or more

 

 

So much for assurances that this generation will live longer than ever.

 

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The percentage figures shown in the article are incorrect. If one person in

10,000 lives to be 100, this means that 0.1% (not .33%) of the population

reaches that age. Similarly, instead of 1.5% should be 0.15% in the text below,

and 2.2% should be 0.22%.

 

John from Israel

 

, bestsurprise2002 wrote:

>

> Are We Really Living Longer? [aging, longevity, life expectancy]

> Excerpts from: Are We Really Living Longer?,

> _http://westonaprice.org/causticcommentary/caustic-commentary-2007sp.html_

> (http://westonaprice.org/causticcommentary/caustic-commentary-2007sp.html)

> Caustic Commentary, WAPF (Weston A. Price Foundation), Spring 2007.

> _http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/dig20.php_

> (http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/dig20.php)

>

> An astute member has sent us some interesting statistics about

> centenarians [people who are 100 years of age or older].

>

> From a video segment recently aired on Nova [2007 population 306 million],

> we learn that only one in 10,000 Americans will live to age 100 [0.33% of

> the total population].

>

> US census data indicates that in 1990, there were an estimated 37,306

> centenarians out of 248,709,873 . . . [or 1.5% of the total population].

>

> According to numbers compiled at the University of Virginia, in 1830 there

> were 2,600 centenarians out of 12,866,020 people, or . . .[or 2.02% of the

> total population].

>

> Summary by Year

>

> -- 2007: 0.33% of total population were 100 years of age or more

>

> -- 1990: 1.50% of total population were 100 years of age or more

>

> -- 1830: 2.02% of total population were 100 years of age or more

>

>

> So much for assurances that this generation will live longer than ever.

>

> (http://www.papercut.biz/emailStripper.htm)

>

>

>