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Increase in life expectancy in record-holding countries from 1840 to 2000 (based on data from Oeppen & Vaupel, 2002). The data fit a straight line, indicating that there is no reason to expect the increase in life expectancy to level off in the foreseeable future. Life expectancy for women increases by 2.4 years with every decade of calendar time, in comparison with 2.2 years for men.
