NPR: 72-year-olds https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1235524025 72-year-olds en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:12:58 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: 72-year-olds https://www.npr.org/tags/1235524025/72-year-olds PHOTOS: What it's like to be 72 — the faces (and wisdom) behind the age We live in a rapidly aging world. A new global photography project captures the lives behind the statistics by documenting the lives of 72-year-olds — the world's median life expectancy today. Sun, 03 Mar 2024 07:50:13 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2024/03/03/1234952714/photos-what-its-like-to-be-72-the-faces-and-wisdom-behind-the-age https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2024/03/03/1234952714/photos-what-its-like-to-be-72-the-faces-and-wisdom-behind-the-age

We live in a rapidly aging world. A new global photography project captures the lives behind the statistics by documenting the lives of 72-year-olds — the world's median life expectancy today.

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