Stanford Prof Predicts Life Expectancy Of 100 Years By 2030

NBC11 ^ | March 6, 2006

[nickcarraway]

STANFORD, Calif. -- A Stanford University professor says the average life expectancy for people living in most industrial nations could reach 100 years old within the next 25 years.

The biology and demographics professor says advances in anti-aging technology and treatments for diseases such as cancer could push the average life expectancy from just under 80 years old to 100 years old by 2030.

Shripad Tuljapurkar presented his latest work on life expectancy last month at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Saint Louis.

[MplsSteve]

Helen Thomas has got to be near 100 already, right?

[Red Badger]

I hope so, I'll be 75 then........

[Jeff Chandler]

Do I have to live that long?

[beethovenfan]

Well, they better do something about Social Security then!

[Wyatt's Torch]

And healthcare costs.....maybe the government will make smoking mandatory. Solve both the deficit and healthcare cost issue at the same time...;-)

[Rummyfan]

Darn! My retirement just keeps slipping further and further away!

[aimhigh]

Those last 30 years will be a bummer.

[Clock King]

And Social Security will finally collapse at that point.

[the lone wolf]

"And Social Security will finally collapse at that point."

First, we probably won't be allowed to collect Social security payments until we are maybe 90 years old. Second, we will have the effects of compound interest to increase the value of our 401(k) accounts.

Of course, the medical bills by then will be very expensive...

[MikefromOhio]

I'll be 50, so I'll be halfway there :)