ERC Starting Grant · 2025
Human Longevity: Why older individuals in poorer nations outlive those in wealthier nations
Individuals in poorer nations generally live shorter lives than their counterparts in wealthier nations. Paradoxically, as people age, an intriguing reversal of this pattern emerges, with older individuals in certain low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) outliving those in high-income countries (HICs). Why do older people in LMICs outlive those in HICs? Why does the later-life survival advantage only occur for some LMICs? Answering these pressing questions is critical for addressing the current and future impact of aging societies and for advancing theories of the mortality transition that do not yet consider the diversity of aging experiences worldwide. LONGEVOUS has three ambitious…
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