According to Professor John Einmal, women can live up to 115.7 years, and men a little less - up to 114.1 years.
A group of researchers from the University of Erasmus said on Thursday that the statistics they have collected allow a fairly confident estimate of the "ceiling" of human life expectancy. According to scientists, it does not depend on the quality of food, medicine and, in general, on the standard of living.
The statistical sample, which served as the basis for such large-scale conclusions, numbers 75 thousand people who have died in the past thirty years. The age of all "participants" at the time of death was precisely known.
Over the past thirty years, life expectancy has grown significantly. The number of people who lived to be 95 years old has almost tripled during this time. Nevertheless, the age limit that centenarians managed to reach remained unchanged. People live longer on average, but the maximum age remains practically unchanged.
Only very few record holders manage to cross this line, like the Frenchwoman Jeanne Kalman, who lived to be 122 years old. The existence of such records makes statistics difficult, but cannot radically change its results.