Limits to lifespan growth

Marta Gonçalves; Byung Mook Weon

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2022.1037544

Limits to lifespan growth

Front Public Health. 2023 Jan 6:10:1037544. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1037544. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Marta Gonçalves¹, Byung Mook Weon¹

Affiliation

¹ Soft Matter Physics Laboratory, School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, SKKU Advanced Institute of Nanotechnology (SAINT), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea.

Abstract

A long-standing human lifespan debate is revival, and the consensus is yet to come on whether the maximum human lifespan is reaching a limit or not. This study discusses how mathematical constraints inherent in survival curves indicate a limit on maximum lifespans, implying that humans would have inevitable limits to lifespan growth.

Keywords: lifespan; mathematical constraints; stretched exponential model; supercentenarians; survival curve.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Humans
Longevity*
Mathematics