Average life expectancy went down slightly compared to the previous study released in 2017.

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Genes and chance are a big part of living to 100, but lifestyle factors can play a role.freemixer/Getty Images There's a lot that a healthy lifestyle can do for your longevity. But in old age, a big ...

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A person's age is one of the best predictors of how much longer they are likely to live. This is the main idea behind life expectancy. Life expectancy is a statistical measure of how long a person is ...

Professor Paul Lee, orthopaedic surgeon and medical engineer, outlined his "one per cent rule".