Scientists launch life expectancy project

Programmers, doctors, and statisticians from the University of East Anglia are launching a large-scale project , in which the database on the health status of British citizens will be used to predict human longevity. Predictions will take into account chronic diseases and their treatment methods.

On the Internet, you can often stumble upon entertainment sites that “predict” the date of death upon request. Scientists strive to build their predictions on strictly scientific data. And although not all people can dare to ask the question of how much they have left to live (even if this is an approximate estimate) - scientists are confident that the project will bring practical, financial and medical benefits to the state.

After analyzing a large amount of data, it will be possible to try to assess the effect of certain drugs used in the treatment of certain diseases on life expectancy. Also, the project will help more effectively plan the retirement of people.
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The task is very difficult - a huge amount of data has been collected, they are quite complex and difficult to analyze. But scientists are optimistic and hope to identify key factors affecting mortality and life expectancy, including both lifestyle and medical factors.

Leading researcher, professor Elena Kulinskaya, says: “People’s life expectancy is increasing throughout the world. We want to develop software tools suitable for predicting longevity using big data, routinely collected by medical institutions. ”

In Britain, recent pension reforms have allowed citizens to more freely manage their pensions, but in order to increase the efficiency of this process, it would be very useful to estimate the life expectancy.

The five-year project was made possible by funding of £ 800,000 received from the Institute of Actuaries (Institute and Faculty of Actuaries). This is one of three research programs that received funding from the institute.