In a Bloomberg report scientists predict that half of the babies born today in rich or developed countries will live until age 100.
Life expectancy has increased by 30 years over the past century in the same developed countries, and researchers do not see longevity limits on the immediate horizon.
The increasing longevity carries some potential downsides as countries struggle to finance the increasingly long duration of retirement:
The aging of society has left nations struggling with how to fund programs for older citizens, the reviewers said. In Germany, the number of elderly for every 100 working-age people has risen from 16 in 1956 to 29 in 2006, and is forecast to reach 60 by 2056, the researchers said.
Source: Bloomberg
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