Demography. (Outlook 2003).

* Life expectancy may be limitless. The rate at which life expectancies are increasing in the developed world has remained "remarkably constant," suggesting not only that life spans could approach 100 years within about six decades, but also that there may be no natural limit on human life expectancy,

Futurist Update, June 2002

* Sixty percent of the world's people will live in cities by 2030. Almost all population growth over the next three decades will take place in the cities of developing countries. By 2015, five cities will have reached "megacity" status, supporting 20 million or more residents each: Tokyo, Japan; Bombay (Mumbai), India; Lagos, Nigeria; Dhaka, Bangladesh; and Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Nov-Dec 2001, p. 8

* More people will live longer and prosper. Reducing the death rate from either heart disease or cancer by 20% would be worth $10 trillion to the American economy, thanks to reduced medical costs and insurance payouts, not to mention more years of productivity.

Klatz, Jan-Feb 2002, p. 50

* But longer life spans could have dire environmental and social consequences. If human life spans are increased to 100 years or more, the result will likely be excessive world population growth. Results could include increased global warming, more wars both within and between nations, major increases in refugees, more crowding in urban slums, increased potential for the spread of disease, and a perception that the quality of life is diminished.

Louria, Jan-Feb 2002, p. 46

* AIDS will shorten life expectancy worldwide. Life expectancies will drop in 51 countries because of the global AIDS pandemic. Within the next decade, life expectancy in 11 African countries will drop to about age 30--levels not seen in more than 100 years. Life expectancy will be just 27 years in Botswana, where more infants will die of AIDS than from all other causes.

Futurist Update, Aug 2002