Life expectancy is expected to increase by 4 to 5 years around the world during the next three decades The increases will mainly benefit countries where life expectancy is typically shorter Chronic disease will play a greater role in life expectancy, compared to infectious diseases FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Life expectancy around the world is expected to increase by nearly 5 years in men and more than 4 years in women during the next three decades, researchers predict. These increases are expected to be in countries where life expectancy typically is shorter, according to the report published May 16 in . The trend is largely driven by public health measures that have improved prevention, detection and treatment of heart disease, COVID-19 and a range of health problems related to infectious disease, giving birth and nutrition, researchers said.
However, they also detected a shift occurring in the diseases that influence life expectancy. Chronic ailments like heart disease, , cancer and lung disease are expected to play a more powerful role than infectious diseases in how long people live, researchers said. As a result, risk factors like obesity, high blood pressure, poor diet, lack of exercise and smoking will have the greatest impact on disease and life expectancy in the next generation.
In fact, the number of years lost to poor health and early death from such metabolic risk factors has increased by 50% since 2000, the researchers found. “There is immense op.
