Eli5: How is the average lifespan still only around 70 years old given the advancements in technology nowadays?

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shouldn’t we have extended the life expectancy to at least 90-100 years with all the advancements we have in medicine now?

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The human body seems to have a hard cap at the moment of around 90-100 years. Life expectancy is an average. People lived into their 70s and 80s in the 1700s however there were much fewer than do now due to lacking medical resources. Life expectancy is a better gage of the healthcare systems ability to cover the most people. That’s why the U.S. life expectancy pales in comparison to peer nations. The health care system is rationed on the ability to pay as opposed to actually needing healthcare

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