The Potential for Record-Breaking Human Lifespans.

A new study suggests that the maximum human life span has not been reached yet and that longevity records will be broken within the next 40 years. The study analyzed mortality data from hundreds of millions of people in 19 countries and used a mathematical model to predict future mortality trends. The model projects that a Japanese woman born in 1919 or later has at least a 50% chance of living to age 122 or older, and a Japanese woman born in 1940 or later has a 50% chance of surpassing age 130. However, the model does not account for the biology of aging or advances in medicine that might extend human life span.