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demography

Articles tagged demography, drawn from 3 portals. Tags are assigned by hand and cut across the portal structure, so this set will not match any single subject area.

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Blue ZonesLongevityFive regions claimed to have unusually high concentrations of centenarians, and the lifestyle explanations built on that claim.presentContested
Compression of morbidityLongevityThe hypothesis that chronic illness can be postponed into a shorter interval before death, so that added years of life are healthy ones.presentContested
Future of humanityFoundationsThe study of humanity's possible long-run trajectories, conventionally grouped into extinction, recurrent collapse, plateau, and posthuman transformation.indefiniteSpeculative
HealthspanLongevityThe portion of life spent in good health and function, as distinct from total lifespan; widely used as a goal but not standardized as a measure.presentEstablished
Longevity escape velocityLongevityThe hypothetical threshold at which medicine adds remaining life expectancy faster than time subtracts it, making death by aging recede indefinitely.2050s+Speculative
Maximum human lifespanLongevityThe longest duration a human being has lived or could live, distinct from average life expectancy and disputed as to whether any fixed ceiling exists.indefiniteContested
Overpopulation and life extensionSocietyThe objection that extending human lifespan would cause unsustainable population growth, and the demographic modelling that finds the effect smaller than assumed.2050s+Contested