Discuss the Reasons for Increased Life Expectancy and the Associated Problems that it brings To Modern Day Society

Discuss the Reasons for Increased Life Expectancy and the Associated Problems that it brings To Modern Day Society

Introduction

People across the globe are now living longer. In line with the information provided by the government, life expectancy in the United Kingdom is now greater than before. The data of the Office for National Statistics proves that women's life expectancy augmented from 48 years in the year 1901 to 82 years by 2002 (Koontz, 2012); on the other hand, for men it raised from 46 to 77 years (Koontz, 2012). Thus, paper examines the factors that give rise to increased life expectancy and the associated issues that it brings to modern day society.

Discussion

First of all medical changes have let life expectancy to raise for the reason Orlando (2009) states that better information regarding healthcare and good medicines can put off a number of diseases. Similarly, according to Richards (2010), improvements in the healthcare system of UK have made a noteworthy contribution to the sustained and major amplifications in life expectancy.

Another significant factor is education. Chipeta (2007) explains that education is undoubtedly one of the most common aspects of increased life expectancy. This is particularly for women who complete their secondary school education as it denotes that girls are emotionally and physically stronger and this brings about fewer deaths of infants. This make sense for the reason that education provides people more information and knowledge to make better choices and decisions and to live an improved and healthier life.

Moreover, some social factors also affect the life expectancy (Bobak, 1996). In first world countries, life expectancy has amplified given that the social conditions are superior as compare to those who live in third world countries. People in ...