In 7 years,

you'll never
age again

AI is accelerating medical progress so fast that you'll gain more years of life than you lose. This is called Longevity Escape Velocity.

Calculate Your Escape Year

The Concept in 30 Seconds

Think of it like a rocket escaping Earth's gravity. But instead of escaping gravity, you're escaping death.

A Rocket Taking Off

To escape Earth's gravity, a rocket must reach 11.2 km/s (escape velocity). Below that speed, it falls back down. Above it, it breaks free forever.

You vs. Aging

Every year, you age 1 year. That's your "gravity" pulling you toward death. To escape, medical progress must add more than 1 year to your life expectancy per year.

AI Accelerates Everything

AI is boosting medical research every year. It's like a rocket whose engines get more powerful during flight. Soon, progress could exceed 1 year gained per year.

Current medical progress:+0.3 years/year

+1.0 years/year

Escape velocity needed:

We're at 30% of escape velocity. AI might close the gap.

Calculate Your Escape Year

Enter your age to discover when you might reach longevity escape velocity — the year when medical progress could keep you alive indefinitely.

Longevity Escape Velocity

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Our World in DataRay KurzweilInspired by the ideas of Ray Kurzweil · 2025