Current scientific data shows that by 2050, large numbers of people living to the age of 120 are unlikely, although the number of centenarians will increase. This was reported by epidemiologist and academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Gennady Onishchenko to .
He emphasized that predictions about a lifespan of up to 150 years are unrealistic and unscientific and can only be discussed in a humorous context, such as on KVN or talk shows. At the same time, this academician noted that to increase life expectancy in Russia, it is necessary not only to organize the health care system, but also to individually work on each person's lifestyle.
Onishchenko drew attention to the positive trends of the younger generation – zoomers (from 15 to 25 years old), who generally avoid drinking alcohol and smoking, lead a healthy lifestyle and care about the environment and work in the countryside. However, he notes an alarming point: reduced incentives to start a family may offset positive demographic changes, since family and fertility directly affect longevity.
The epidemiologist also emphasized that the highest life expectancy was recorded in Moscow, Dagestan, Chechnya and Ingushetia: in the capital – thanks to the standard of living, in the Caucasus – thanks to large families. According to him, the real ways to prolong life are a healthy lifestyle, strong families, quality medicine and disease prevention, not supplements.
Previously, the world's oldest man celebrated his 113th birthday.
