Humanity Is Hitting Upper Limit of Life Expectancy, New Study Finds
In 2019, more than 2 percent of Americans reached 100, compared with approximately 5 percent in Japan and 9 percent in Hong Kong.

Despite advances in medical technology and genetic research, overall increases in life expectancy are slowing down in countries with the longest-living populations, and scientists don’t expect much further growth, a new study finds.
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