06 / RESEARCH AREAS
Population & lifespan
Patterns across lives, generations and places. Making sense of longevity at scale.
QUESTIONS WE WANT TO UNDERSTAND
What shapes differences in healthspan and lifespan between populations?
How much of an observed association may reflect selection or confounding?
Which conclusions travel across generations and settings?
These questions describe the scope of this area. They are not findings or a list of active studies.
Research in this area
The first articles in this area are still to come. Our approach explains the standard each one will need to meet.
Read our approach