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Bookmark or Share- How long will people live in the future? - The World Economic ForumAnd the population living to 100 and older is predicted to grow to nearly 3.7 million by 2050, from just 95,000 in 1990. According to a study published earlier this year, the biological “hard limit” on our longevity – barring disease and disaster – is as high as 150 years.
- How different age groups identify with their generational labelsThe World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Forum is tied to no political, partisan or national interests.
- Lessons in longevity from Japan’s 100-year-old Okinawans | World ...One Japanese person in every 1,450 is now aged over 100 – and women account for 88.4% of centenarians. Okinawa, a Japanese archipelago, is one of the world’s five Blue Zones, where there are high concentrations of centenarians.
- How to meet the challenges of a 100-year life? An expert explains ...The implications of the 100-year life for individuals, businesses, communities, and governments will be profound. Still, it is not their sole responsibility to reimagine a longevity-ready society – it is an all-hands, all-sector undertaking, requiring the best ideas from the private sector, government, medicine, academia, and philanthropy.
- Talk to your 80-year-old self, and other tips for the 100-year lifeThe challenge, however, is that most people make poor choices about what their future selves could need. So whilst the 100 -year-old self is a useful narrative device, we need to do more than this. Thinking about the future can be tough as we have difficulty imagining ways of life that we’ve never experienced.
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