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  2. Okinawa Centenarian Study - Wikipedia

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    The elderly of Okinawa enjoy what may be the longest life expectancy in the world, and are also known for enjoying the relatively good health while doing so. The three leading killers in the West—coronary heart disease, stroke, and cancer—occur in Okinawans with the lowest frequency in the world. [2]

  3. Relationship between telomeres and longevity - Wikipedia

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    Extending telomeres can allow cells to divide more and increase the risk of uncontrolled cell growth and cancer development. [24] A study conducted by Johns Hopkins University challenged the idea that long telomeres prevent aging. Rather than protecting cells from aging, long telomeres help cells with age-related mutations last longer. [13]

  4. Life expectancy - Wikipedia

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    Life expectancy development in some big countries of the world since 1960 Life expectancy at birth, measured by region, between 1950 and 2050 Life expectancy by world region, from 1770 to 2018 Human life expectancy is a statistical measure of the estimate of the average remaining years of life at a given age.

  5. List of longest-living organisms - Wikipedia

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    The 100 species with longest life-spans recorded and verified [1] This is a list of the longest-living biological organisms: the individual(s) (or in some instances, clones) of a species with the longest natural maximum life spans. For a given species, such a designation may include:

  6. Japan, Sweden and Norway have the longest life expectancy ...

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    In Japan, the average life expectancy is 84.3 years, per the World Health Organization (WHO). While there are some factors you can't control when it comes to longevity, such as genetics, doctors ...

  7. 10 Countries With the Longest Life Expectancy - AOL

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  8. List of countries by life expectancy - Wikipedia

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    This is especially true for Healthy life expectancy, the definition of which criteria may change over time, even within a country. For example, Canada is a country with a fairly high overall life expectancy at 81.63 years; however, this number decreases to 75.5 years for Indigenous people in the country. [4]

  9. WEF: Countries with the longest life expectancy - AOL

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    The US and UK don't even remotely rank close to the top spots.