Well here's a source that contradicts your prediction: http://www.ssa.gov/oact/STATS/table4c6.html http://www.ssa.gov/oact/STATS/table4c6.html According to th

Well here's a source that contradicts your prediction: http://www.ssa.gov/oact/STATS/table4c6.html http://www.ssa.gov/oact/STATS/table4c6.html According to that, a 58 ear old male in 2009 can expect to live to 80. That link represents the best information we have available today. Could there be some miracle cure for aging in the next 20 years? Probably not but maybe. Will it help the person who is 78 when it is discovered? Almost definitely not - the aging damage has been done!