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Do you know that In the Year:
1776: Average life expectancy in United States was 35 years old.
1997: Average life expectancy in United States was 77 years old.
1900: Percentage of US population who lived to the age of 65 was 25%.
2000: Percentage of US population who live to the age of 65 today is 80%.
1996: Number of centenarians in the US was 70,000.
2010: Number of projected centenarians in the US, 160,000.
2020: Projected average active lifespan is 100.
2020: Projected global ratio of elderly per newborn is 15: 1
2020: Projected global increase of over 65 population is 87%
Number one cause of death in the US: Cardiovascular disease
Number one cause of premature death: Cigarette smoking
Percentage of Americans who will die of cancer is 33%. Deaths from cancer per minute is1 person.
Projected average life expectancy if cancer and heart disease were eliminated: 99 years old.
Statistics adopted from the American Academy of Antiaging Medicine (A4M) 
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