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

Question

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

In: Biology

Answer 1

Look at Life expectancy of people born now who will benefit from all that. A lot of older people that also go into the average already suffered from a lot of the problems.