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29 August, 2008

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IRS Life Expectancy Table (Popularity:

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A table from age 35 on the number of years the IRS expects one to live based on current age.

US Life Expectancy Improves (Popularity:

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2001 press release from US Dept of Health and Human Services describing recent findings.

Death: An Inquiry into Man's Mortal Weakness (Popularity:

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The life expectancy page within a much larger effort to put mortality into perspective.

Premature Death in the New Independent States (Popularity:

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Causes of increased deaths in former states of the USSR. Book chapter viewable online at National Academy Press site.

Office of Population Studies, United Nations (Popularity:

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Link to documents describing impact of longevity trends on world population.

Calculation of Life Expectancy (Popularity:

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Concise explanation of the mathematics of life expectancy calculation with links to related concepts.

What Kills Us? Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Popularity:

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Discussion of the causes of changes in life expectancy over the last 150 years.

Healthy Life Expectancy (Popularity:

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Offers an international comparison of disability adjusted life expectancies.

Innovita Research Institute (Popularity:

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Research on aging, molecular concepts of aging, cloning and age-related diseases such as Alzheimers, Werner syndrome, and Parkinsons.

Ageing through the Ages (Popularity:

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MacLennan and Sellers present an overview of human ageing from prehistoric time to the present.

Unraveling the Secrets of Human Longevity (Popularity:

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Scientific and Educational Website on Human Longevity Studies

Between Zeus and the Salmon (Popularity:

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Online version of multi-author book describing biology and demography of longevity. Book can be ordered from National Academy Press.

GAO Report on Anti-Aging Prodcts (Popularity:

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Describes the marketing in the US of unproven approaches to "life extension".

Review of The Quest for Immortality: Science at the Frontiers of Aging (Popularity:

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Generally favorable review of a book by Olshansky and Carnes that argues that large increases in life expectancy are unlikely ...

The Hayflick Limit (Popularity:

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The discovery by Leonard Hayflick that cells will not divide forever may explain the limited lifespan of organisms.

UK Government publications regarding life expectancy (Popularity:

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Topics of interest include Excel spreadsheets for life expectancy calculation as well as population statistics.

Discussion of impact of changing life expectancy on policy decisions (Popularity:

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Canadian government report on impact of changes in life expectancy and healthy life expectancy

Duke's Center for Demographic Research's bibliography on longevity and healthy life expectancy. (Popularity:

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Mostly citations but some links to online material

Genetics of Longevity (Popularity:

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Powerpoint presentation by Tom Kirkwood, who developed an evolutionary theory of longevity which he calls "disposable soma".

Life expectancy of Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islander Peoples (Australia (Popularity:

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Age specific death rates and life expectancies. Comparative causes of death.

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