Is an human body build to function more then 60 years?

Question

Is an human body build to function more then 60 years?

Answer 1

Yes.  Ashkenazi Jews live to be 90+.

Answer 2

Sure.

But our genetic make-up doesn't allow it.

The only thing keeping people from staying looking 20 forever is their DNA telling their body it needs to age and eventually die.

You can thank evolution for that.

Stupid evolution.

Answer 3

It would seem that humans have adapted to live around 30-40 years however there are significant differences in life expectancy around the world. The developed world is generally aging, with the median age around 40 years (highest in Monaco at 45.1 years). In the developing world the median age is between 15 and 20 years. Life expectancy at birth in Hong Kong, China is 84.8 years for a female and 78.9 for a male, while in Swaziland, primarily because of AIDS, it is 31.3 years for both sexes. While one in five Europeans is 60 years of age or older, only one in twenty Africans is 60 years of age or older. The number of centenarians (humans of age 100 years or older) in the world was estimated by the United Nations at 210,000 in 2002. At least one person, Jeanne Calment, is known to have reached the age of 122 years; higher ages have been claimed but they are not well substantiated. Worldwide, there are 81 men aged 60 or older for every 100 women of that age group, and among the oldest, there are 53 men for every 100 women.