Can we change how we age? Exploring longevity in Singapore
Singapore is launching a series called 'The New Age' to address the growing gap between life expectancy and healthy life expectancy. The initiative explores how lifestyle, medicine, and social support can improve the quality of life for the nation's aging population.
Why it matters
As global populations age, Singapore's approach to longevity science and health policy serves as a case study for other developed nations.
The New Age explores what it really means to grow older, and how daily lifestyle choices, medicine and social support can redefine ageing from an inescapable descent into a realm of opportunity.
Listen Summarise Singaporeans live longer but spend over a decade in poor health, with an 11-year gap between life expectancy and healthy life expectancy. The Straits Times launches The New Age series to explore how lifestyle, medicine, and social support can redefine ageing and promote healthier lives. Singapore invests in longevity science while some clinics are measuring biological age, but some anti-ageing treatments lack solid evidence and can be costly. AI generated
SINGAPORE – Ageing is one of the biggest health stories of our time. Singaporeans are living longer than ever, but extended life comes at a cost: Over a decade is spent in poor health.
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