Usually, large increases in life expectancy are from reductions in infant mortality. Medical technology has increased the maximum age of humans surprisingly li

Usually, large increases in life expectancy are from reductions in infant mortality. Medical technology has increased the maximum age of humans surprisingly little; for example Ramesses II died at the age of 90 or 91 [1]. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramesses_ii http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramesses_ii