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Average Lifespans of Mammals
603 sats \ 18 comments \ @0xbitcoiner 22 Apr 2024 charts_and_numbers
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100 sats \ 3 replies \ @kr 22 Apr 2024
if you measure lifespan based on number of heartbeats, all mammals basically converge on 1-2 billion heartbeats per lifetime.
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60 sats \ 1 reply \ @sancristrader 22 Apr 2024 freebie
If you regularly do sports, your average heartbeat rate is lower. I wonder if that contributes to the lifespan?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kr 22 Apr 2024
i think so
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50 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner OP 22 Apr 2024
Super interesting and makes perfect sense. A while ago I read that if you can lower your heart rate you can live longer. This confirms what I read.
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226 sats \ 8 replies \ @nym 22 Apr 2024
Nice chart. I wonder what the average human lifespan will be in 2080. Is it still increasing at the same pace from 1950 until present?
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6 sats \ 7 replies \ @0xbitcoiner OP 22 Apr 2024
I don't believe it, but if they discover some revolutionary new medicine, maybe.
Bonus
https://m.stacker.news/27662
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6 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 23 Apr 2024
Infant mortality is a big problem in Africa.
You can’t have long life expectancy if infant mortality is high
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10 sats \ 5 replies \ @nym 22 Apr 2024
Thanks. Most of that change was due to reduced infant mortality wasn't it?
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16 sats \ 1 reply \ @0xbitcoiner OP 22 Apr 2024
I don't see the connection between the decrease in infant mortality and the increase in average life expectancy. I think it's mainly due to discoveries in the field of medicine, drugs and technology.
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6 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 23 Apr 2024
It’s both
People in the 1800s lived to 80 or 90 years if they survived as an infant.
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6 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 23 Apr 2024
Yes
Most of that was due to drop in infant mortality. Life expectancy at birth is not meaningful for longevity, especially in prior centuries.
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6 sats \ 1 reply \ @Bell_curve 23 Apr 2024
Most but not all
John Adams died when he was 90 in 1826
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6 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 23 Apr 2024
John Adams last day
July 4, 1826 (aged 90) Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.
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16 sats \ 2 replies \ @grayruby 22 Apr 2024
Wow 200 years. I do think humans will eventually get to a 200 year lifespan but I don't know how human we will be when we do.
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50 sats \ 0 replies \ @quark 22 Apr 2024
actually, maybe quite young looking. With genetic treatment that makes you younger not older. Already achieved on mice. But it will probably be only for millionaires. edit: I should have said, for those who have at least a full bitcoin :)
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner OP 22 Apr 2024 freebie
'Oldest human' dies in Indonesia 'aged 146' https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39768321
https://m.stacker.news/27682
Now imagine being 200 years old
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16 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 22 Apr 2024
weasel is only 1 to 2 years? That is kind of sad...
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter 22 Apr 2024
So the average is only somewhere around 25000 days for humans!!!
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