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

Even most of the developing world has a higher lifespan than that. For the developed world it’s around 80. Given you didn’t state any country I am going to presume you are an American, where it is mid to high 70s.