HLTH202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Calorie Restriction, Maximum Life Span, Supercentenarian
13 Apr 2016
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Hlth 201 - lecture 4 - september 23rd, 2015. Life span: theoretical limit on length of chuff, given ideal conditions: this is different from life expectancy since its the theoretical max that could happen. Average number of years an individual of a given age is expected to live if mortality rates of today are applied. Calculated from birth but can be calculated from every age. Le will remain among the highest in the world. Some of the public health measures that really can affect the le such as; clean drinking water, seat belts, etc. Similar to the idea of compression of morbidity. Somewhere between these camps are recent estimates: le at birth - canadians born now. Women: current (2013): 89, future (2074): 93. Men: current (2013): 86, future (2075): 90. Changes in le due to hiv/aids: the average life expectancy of most developing countries suffering from this have decreased greatly over a 24 year period from 1980-2004.
