Diseases such as cardiovascular and Alzheimer's, toxins such as pollution in the air and dirty water, also lifestyle the use of alcohol and smoking reduce longevity.
Social class whereby individuals are not able to pay for medical care or have low medical services.
Poverty where people live in populated areas and can't move around reduces longevity.
Ethnic difference
Each group has different life expectancy
Less access to health care and lifestyle depends on ethnic deference. Risk for diseases and hazards such as violent crimes and homicide. Poor country, bad health care services
For example African American has 6.5 years life expectancy lower for men and 5 years lower for women than in Europe.
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Emma drinks occasionally and was diagnosed with diabetes, also travels with her own car to work. She works at a local hospital and always crowded. Emma's parents are still alive and great grandmother at the age of 102.
Emma comes from a good genetic background which can help combat the disease she is exposed to. She is a female and will help in increasing her longevity. She is exposed to factors that contribute to the increase and lower longevity Such as drinking, diabetes, crowded working place with air pollution, gangsters and serious accident threats. It's a good genetic, environmental and genetic factor on longevity.
Genetic factors
Having a family of long living inflates chances of long life
Research shows that children of parents who lived 80 survive 20 years longer
Human Genome project treat diseases by improving medication, also implanting of permanent genes.
Finding shows that there is a connection between genes and coping abilities.
Gender factors
Women average longevity is about 5 years more than men, shortening 1 year by age of 85. Mostly in industrialized