An Analysis of Six Decades of Change in the Variability of Human Life Span

Inequality is something of a fixation these days; all too many people think that addressing inequality via forced reallocation of the wealth that exists is more important than generating more wealth for all through technological progress. That way lies only ruins. The growth of capabilities and wealth provided by technological progress must be the most important goal, above all others, particularly if we are to develop and benefit from rejuvenation biotechnologies. Still, all too many people focus on inequality to the exclusion of progress, and inequality, not progress, is the hot button topic of the moment. Thus this paper on variability of human life span over time is presented as a discussion on inequality. Nonetheless, after skipping the rhetoric, the data is quite interesting. The years since 1950 have seen staggering advances in the state of medical technology, unevenly distributed between regions of the world, but the long term direction near everywhere is onward and upward. Despite this uneven distribution of wealth and technology, it seems that most of the variation in human life span is not found between wealthy and less wealthy regions, which may be a surprise to some observers. Living a long and healthy life is among the most highly valued and universal human goals, so the unparalleled longevity gains recorded all over the world during the last few decades are cause for celebration. While a huge body of scholarship has shed considerable light on th...
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