People are living longer today than ever before. How and why is this occurring? Be as specific as possible.?

Answer 1

this honestly depends in what part of the world you're living in!
therefore the key factor in increased lifespan is determined by socioeconomic standards. those with lots of money have access to better health care, water, sewerage removal services, and wider access to food therefore there is a decline in spread of disease in these areas. also the reasearch in medical science has improved greatly therefore better healthcare = increased life as doctors can just bout save or prevent anything.

in poorer the longer lifespan is not the case-just think about africa where some children don't live longer than 6 yrs or adults longer than 20 due to the AIDS epidemic

Answer 2

Higher quality of life (laws that protect the elderly from having their heat shut off in winter, etc., as well as higher quality food at relatively low prices) combined with advances in medical science are keeping people healthier longer.

Answer 3

people are better fed as children so the are more robust as adults, there are new advances in medical technology such as vaccinations, pace makers, new kinds of surgery and chimotherapy. And we have higher levels of heigene, and acess to a wider variety of food, and vitamin supplements.

Answer 4

From what I was aware people lived a lot longer back in the days of the bible...the bible whether we like it or not it is a history book.

Answer 5

Advancement in medicine. Knowledge of what not to do that can be unhealthy and/or life threatening.

Answer 6

today we have steroids and certain types of other medication and treatments such as chemotherapy to rid us of cancer we've also become more amune to diseases such as the black plague