PSY BEH 101D Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Maximum Life Span, Cardiovascular Disease, Cirrhosis
17 Dec 2019
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Lecture: longevity and biological age (1) longevity and biological age. Life expectancy and life span: lifespan: is the upper boundary of life, the maximum number of years an individual can live. Maximum life span of humans is approximately 120 to. 125 years of age: life expectancy: is the number of years that the average person born in a particular year will probably live. Highest life expectancy is in monaco (90 years), Macau, japan, and singapore, and lowest is african countries like. Chad, guinea-bissau, south africa, and swaziland. (49 years): also differs for various ethnic groups and for men and women. This is associated with lifestyle: sex difference is also influenced by biological factors. Women have more resistance to infections and diseases. The sex difference is still present but less pronounced in. Centenarians late adulthood than early adulthood: in industrialized countries, number of centenarians is increasing by 7% each year.
