2001 press release from US Dept of Health and Human Services describing recent findings.

The life expectancy page within a much larger effort to put mortality into perspective.

Causes of increased deaths in former states of the USSR. Book chapter viewable online at National Academy Press site.

Link to documents describing impact of longevity trends on world population.

Concise explanation of the mathematics of life expectancy calculation with links to related concepts.

Discussion of the causes of changes in life expectancy over the last 150 years.

Offers an international comparison of disability adjusted life expectancies.

Research on aging, molecular concepts of aging, cloning and age-related diseases such as Alzheimers, Werner syndrome, and Parkinsons.

MacLennan and Sellers present an overview of human ageing from prehistoric time to the present.

Scientific and Educational Website on Human Longevity Studies

Online version of multi-author book describing biology and demography of longevity. Book can be ordered from National Academy Press.

Generally favorable review of a book by Olshansky and Carnes that argues that large increases in life expectancy are unlikely in near future wihout fundamental advances in the science of aging. (Requires registration, but is reprinted in entirety on Amazon.)

The discovery by Leonard Hayflick that cells will not divide forever may explain the limited lifespan of organisms.

Topics of interest include Excel spreadsheets for life expectancy calculation as well as population statistics.

Canadian government report on impact of changes in life expectancy and healthy life expectancy

Mostly citations but some links to online material

Powerpoint presentation by Tom Kirkwood, who developed an evolutionary theory of longevity which he calls "disposable soma".

Age specific death rates and life expectancies. Comparative causes of death.

Informational website on Gerontology and Aging Research

Roman Life Expectancy: calculations and caveats about accuracy.