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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ian Sample Science editor

Rises in life expectancy have slowed dramatically, analysis finds

An elderly man holding a walking stick
Advances in public health and medicine sparked a longevity revolution in the 20th century. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA

If blowing out the candles on your 100th birthday cake is a pillar of your retirement plan, you might want to skip to the next article.

An analysis of death data from the world’s longest-lived populations reveals that the rapid improvements in life expectancy achieved in the 20th century have slowed dramatically in the past three decades.

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