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Also known as long life

thumb|upright 1.3|Comparison of male and female life expectancy at birth for countries and territories as defined by [[World Health Organization|WHO for 2019. The green dotted line corresponds to equal female and male life expectancy. Open the original svg-image in a separate window and hover over a bubble to see more detailed information. The square of the bubbles is proportional to the country's population based on estimation of the UN.]]

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  • Life expectancy, as of 2010
  • Long-lived individuals
  • Major factors
  • Genetics
  • Lifestyle
  • Diet
  • Biological pathways
  • Change over time
  • Naturally limited longevity
  • Myths and claims
  • Non-human biological longevity
  • Examples of long-lived plants and animals
  • Currently living<!-- Per the researchers who originally reported a 5,073+ year old pinus longaeva: "... as of 2017, the age of this tree has not been able to be confirmed; the core dated by Tom Harlan has not been located at the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research. Therefore, I have removed this tree from OldList until such time as it is able to be confirmed." http://www.rmtrr.org/oldlist.htm -->
  • Dead
  • Artificial animal longevity extension
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Citations
  • Sources
  • External links

thumb|upright 1.3|Comparison of male and female life expectancy at birth for countries and territories as defined by [[World Health Organization|WHO for 2019. The green dotted line corresponds to equal female and male life expectancy. Open the original svg-image in a separate window and hover over a bubble to see more detailed information. The square of the bubbles is proportional to the country's population based on estimation of the UN.]]

Longevity may refer to especially long-lived members of a population, whereas life expectancy is defined statistically as the average number of years remaining at a given age. For example, a population's life expectancy at birth is the same as the average age at death for all people born in the same year (in the case of cohorts).

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