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Why do you think it is that people's lives are longer now?

I live in a country where the people have the longest longevity, Japan. I see a lot of old people walking in the town, and see less kids these days. Comparing with the people in the past, the average longevity has definitely increased without a doubt. There are a few reasons that explain this. And this will also show why Japanese people have the longest longevity.

First, we have a rich system of welfare. We all have to enroll in national health insurance that covers the 70% of medical cost you pay. This insurance can apply for any deceases, sickness except for some special cases such as dental makeover. Therefore, it is a rare case in Japan that people lose their lives due to curable sickness because they just have to go to hospital and get better. People generally don't have problem with money accepting medical attention. And not only for Japan, not expensive medical cost is becoming prevalent in the world.

Second, the technology has evolved. There used to be a lot of deceases or ailments that couldn't be cured in the past. These days, as technology progress, the more possibility those deceases can be cured. Therefore, people get cured even if they get serious ones. And not only curing, the precaution that will prevent people from getting serious deceases or even small sickness is well taken so that people get less sickness that made people's lives longer consequently.

Finally, people now get richer food. In this society, food production is massively done by doing separately across the world. In turn, the production of food got efficient and abundant. Therefore, people now eat enough food without so much pain getting food like people did in the past. This richness made people more healthy and gave leisure that in turn brought longevity.

In conclusion, people all over the world got longer longevity because human beings got a better system and technology to fight against deceases and sickness and get enough food for health.