Just 5% of baby girls and about 2% of baby boys born today will live to 100, according to a new analysis.
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Most of today’s children are unlikely to live to 100, analysis says
Gerontologist Jay Olshansky is used to backlash about his views on human longevity. Decades ago he and his coauthors predicted children, on average, would live to only age 85 — only 1% to 5% might survive until their 100th birthday.
