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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Hasn’t the [US lifespan](https://edition.cnn.com/2022/08/31/health/life-expectancy-declines-2021/index.html) been dropping while other countries’ (eg [Ireland](https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/IRL/ireland/life-expectancy)) goes up?

Terrible work-life balance, export of [manufacturing](https://www.ft.com/content/66165693-ddf8-3988-b7e2-5ea887303c3e) jobs by billionaire bros, [increasing inequality](https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/01/09/trends-in-income-and-wealth-inequality/), expensive car addiction, obesity, lack of public transport, pollution…

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