More people are surviving to older ages than ever before, pushing life expectancy from birth to unprecedented highs. Further gains will require tackling age-related conditions, across the world, with ramifications for society as a whole.
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Scully, T. Demography: To the limit. Nature 492, S2–S3 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/492S2a
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