LIFE EXPECTANCY OF A HUMAN >>>

gtfpv · 28-05-2007, 08:25 PM

g'day . i thought some may be interested ! i asked this questipon here some time ago in another topic . i did a search on google and found the answer

world average today is 67 years . @6.2 billion people .

world average in 1000 AD was 24 years . @ 270 million people .

just a bit of trivia . i didn't think it would be so high!!!

andrewts · 28-05-2007, 08:29 PM

Yeah, we still have a long way to go in order to help third world countries in reducing infant mortality, life expectancy and provision of health and medical supplies. A large portion of the world unfortuanely is developing countries, and if we can help them up to speed, that number might go up a bit.

uranium_death · 28-05-2007, 08:45 PM

I think over-population is a problem.

Contraception needs to be practiced in many poor regions where parents have 8 children and many of them due due to malnourishment, dehydration or illness. That way, we'd have the same number of resources for less people.

China is an example. 1 child policy and they're emerging as THE world's superpower.

Life expectancy means nothing though. I remember watching the news where an older lady turned like 105. She said she never smoked or drank. Ok...smoking...fine. But drinking?
The fact remains that you will die one day anyway, regardless of what you do or don't do. I love a drink here and there...just in good moderation (and quality too --no CUB garbage for me!).

My rule is live life to the fullest moderation.

MO · 28-05-2007, 08:45 PM

Your point being??

Yellow_Festiva · 28-05-2007, 08:48 PM

Interesting.

Not so long ago people were dying from the common cold or scratches that go septic.

uranium_death · 28-05-2007, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by MO

Your point being??

If that was directed at me...

Overpopulation leads to less resources for each household. Unemployment, income, water etc. are lessened.

Many places of great poverty are overcrowded, where families have scores of children.

As I said, China is managing their overpopulation well to the point where they're managing their resources extremely well and their economy is flying.

uranium_death · 28-05-2007, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

Interesting.

Not so long ago people were dying from the common cold or scratches that go septic.

Funnily enough, when listening to "Radio Ga Ga" by Queen, there was the line,

"You gave them all those old time stars, through Wars of Worlds, invaded by Mars..."

I was thinking how funny it was that people were freaking out when this was played over the radio as people believed that aliens really were invading Earth. The reality is that this was not long ago either. It shows just how insecure we are at times.

MO · 28-05-2007, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by uranium_death

Funnily enough, when listening to "Radio Ga Ga" by Queen, there was the line,

"You gave them all those old time stars, through Wars of Worlds, invaded by Mars..."

I was thinking how funny it was that people were freaking out when this was played over the radio as people believed that aliens really were invading Earth. The reality is that this was not long ago either. It shows just how insecure we are at times.

No it was not directed at you ..but since you have raised a incorrect quote,let me clarify...it was not Queen..it was in fact "WAR OF THE WORLDS" by George Orwell which if memory serves me correctly was in the early fifties and when it was broadcast on radio AMERICA shat itself.

It caused chaos and death.

gtfpv · 28-05-2007, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by uranium_death

If that was directed at me...

Overpopulation leads to less resources for each household. Unemployment, income, water etc. are lessened.

Many places of great poverty are overcrowded, where families have scores of children.

As I said, China is managing their overpopulation well to the point where they're managing their resources extremely well and their economy is flying.

and 23 % of their death rate attributes to cancer , from poor OHS practices , this will go up too.

MO · 28-05-2007, 09:11 PM

Just to clarify further "science " used to believe that our ancestors didn't live beyond 30ish...it was proven in the last twenty years that they lived longer on average than us.

Jaeger · 28-05-2007, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by MO

Just to clarify further "science " used to believe that our ancestors didn't live beyond 30ish...it was proven in the last twenty years that they lived longer on average than us.

I've never heard that before. Anyone got a link to that research?

gtfpv · 28-05-2007, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Jaeger

I've never heard that before. Anyone got a link to that research?

GENISIS !!!!

MO · 28-05-2007, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by gtfpv

GENISIS !!!!

Thanks..somewhere in the next 48hrs will hopefully post it.

new2ford · 28-05-2007, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by MO

Just to clarify further "science " used to believe that our ancestors didn't live beyond 30ish...it was proven in the last twenty years that they lived longer on average than us.

I don't know if science actually believed that. Its simple mathematics. In the evolutionary timescale we humans haven't changed much in at least several thou years. We've been able to live for 70 or 80 or 90 years for a long long time and many people have always managed that. What has changed is that decreasing early life mortality has raised the AVERAGE lifespan.

So its not that 1000 or 2000 years ago everybody suddenly carked it at 30 or 40, many in fact lived a full lifespan to old age. But the early age (particularly child) mortality rate was so high the average lifespan was short. Now with modern medicine etc most are living to a ripe old age and federal treasurers etc are hyperventilating about how to afford the retirement bill.

Consequently the retirement age has been abolished so we all stay at the coalface til we wear out, then pension will be abolished so the rest starve to death, so average lifespan will shorten again.................. (its too late at night now to think this all through)

[Tonko] · 29-05-2007, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by uranium_death

If that was directed at me...

Overpopulation leads to less resources for each household. Unemployment, income, water etc. are lessened.

Many places of great poverty are overcrowded, where families have scores of children.

As I said, China is managing their overpopulation well to the point where they're managing their resources extremely well and their economy is flying.

I heard about that chinese law this morning, what a load of crap, Who has the right to say how many children a family can have?
It is NOT the overcrowding, maybe its the government and ludacris laws like this one?

sexr6tasy · 29-05-2007, 02:19 AM

Hes saying the quote he made was from radio gaga by the band queen but war of the worlds over the radio was what stupid people believed hence the reason for the quote in the first place.

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Originally Posted by MO

No it was not directed at you ..but since you have raised a incorrect quote,let me clarify...it was not Queen..it was in fact "WAR OF THE WORLDS" by George Orwell which if memory serves me correctly was in the early fifties and when it was broadcast on radio AMERICA shat itself.

It caused chaos and death.

pb02 · 29-05-2007, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by uranium_death

As I said, China is managing their overpopulation well to the point where they're managing their resources extremely well and their economy is flying.

China doesn't manage anything, they dictate! If you seriously believe that they are managing their overpopulation you should probably go spend some time over there and see what is really going on!!!

Matty4 · 29-05-2007, 08:54 AM

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GENISIS !!!!

What's Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford got to do with any of this!!!!!

4.9 EF Futura · 29-05-2007, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by MO

No it was not directed at you ..but since you have raised a incorrect quote,let me clarify...it was not Queen..it was in fact "WAR OF THE WORLDS" by George Orwell which if memory serves me correctly was in the early fifties and when it was broadcast on radio AMERICA shat itself.

It caused chaos and death.

Speaking of incorrect references...

Whilst Mr Orwell was responsible for some mind bending literature (thank him for the current 7 oclock timeslot on channel 10), the radio show in question was directed by one Orson Welles and was an adaptation of a 19th century book

Was broadcast on halloween, 1938. Understandably, the people of the world were a little bit jumpy around the "W" word...

mcflux · 29-05-2007, 09:51 AM

But wasn't there a belief of peace in their time? :P

stockel · 29-05-2007, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by pb02

China doesn't manage anything, they dictate! If you seriously believe that they are managing their overpopulation you should probably go spend some time over there and see what is really going on!!!

Yes I have not been over there but from what my Chinese friend tells me I think you are closer to the truth.

stockel · 29-05-2007, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Matty4

What's Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford got to do with any of this!!!!!

MO · 29-05-2007, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by 4.9 EF Futura

Speaking of incorrect references...

Whilst Mr Orwell was responsible for some mind bending literature (thank him for the current 7 oclock timeslot on channel 10), the radio show in question was directed by one Orson Welles and was an adaptation of a 19th century book

Was broadcast on halloween, 1938. Understandably, the people of the world were a little bit jumpy around the "W" word...

I gracefully accept the slap on head for my mistake.

**thefargo** · 29-05-2007, 07:31 PM

I have heard that most mammals (except humans) live for one billion heartbeats. Modern diet, medicine and living conditions have bumped humans up to about 2 - 2.5 billion heartbeats. These figures are AVERAGE.

gtfpv · 29-05-2007, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Matty4

What's Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford got to do with any of this!!!!!

GENESIS . properly spelt , the 1st chapter of the bible .

MO · 29-05-2007, 08:02 PM

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GENESIS . properly spelt , the 1st chapter of the bible .

And was three score and ten.

Thanks gtfpv

MO · 29-05-2007, 08:11 PM

From the little I've read it seems the max is 125years old nothing has been recorded greater than this.

Unless you choose to believe the Bible..with Methusala(sp) who was supposed to be (from mem)700??

Astaroth · 29-05-2007, 08:45 PM

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gtfpv · 29-05-2007, 08:54 PM

yeah they say the human life "span" , is more consistant than human life expectancy.
life span 0-120. this has always been the case, and is not expected to change .
they say 1 in 2 people born today will make 80.

but if you are 67 years old now you have outlived 4 of every 5 people that share your birthday.

schnoods · 29-05-2007, 09:08 PM

I was amazed to hear the other day on the news (over the cricket tour saga) that Zimbabwe has the lowest life expectancy in the world.

Life expectancy for men - 37 years
women - 34 years (2006)

Of all the countries in the world I would've thought of maybe 30 countries that would have been worse off IMO. Mugabe is obviously ruling with an iron fist.