[extropy-chat] Life expectancy vs. maximum life span

[Alfio Puglisi]

On Sun, 25 Sep 2005, BillK wrote:

>
> Well, you've got my agreement. :)
> That's exactly what I said (or tried to say - :)  ).
>
> "In undeveloped countries infant mortality is a major problem. This
> year almost 11 million children under five years of age will die from
> causes that are largely preventable. Among them are 4 million babies
> who will not survive the first month of life. At the same time, more
> than half a million women will die in pregnancy, childbirth or soon
> after.
> Fixing this has probably been one of the biggest factors in increasing
> life expectancy in developed countries."

Yep, the problem is that fixing (or trying to) other problems like cancer 
and hearth disease has done little to increase it.

Alfio