Skvortsova hopes that the limits of youth will be expanded to 60 years

Given the increase in life expectancy, people under 60 may soon be considered young. This was stated by the head of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency of the Russian Federation (FMBA), Veronika Skvortsova.

“If we take the WHO classification, then a young person under 45 years old, I think so, taking into account the increase in life expectancy, will soon reach 60, they will all be young, because the age periods are completely changing “,” – RIA Novosti quotes Skvortsova’s words at the session of the Congress of Young Scientists “Youth in science: building a technological future.”

According to the WHO age classification, people under 44 years old are considered young, in the range from 45 to 59 years old – middle age, 60 to 74 years old – old age, 75 to 90 years old – senile and over 90 years old. old – longevity.

As reported EADailyOn November 26, the oldest man on the planet died in Great Britain, at the age of 112. John Alfred Tinniswood. Tinniswood is a contemporary of the sinking of the Titanic, having been born on August 26, 1912. At the same time, the 268-year reign of the Chinese Qing dynasty came to an end.