Why are people living longer? Civilization has a great role to play in the lives of people It has now increased their life expectancy it is making them live longer This phenomenon is best described by making comparisons with people who lived in the years before now Therefore I am going to point out how relatively different peoples life is now than before, since that is what makes them live longer But in these points I will mostly discuss the medicines people use and the prevention methods they apply People who lived in the years before were attacked by many diseases; they suffered from diseases, which have simple cures today The medicines they used were not efficient enough to cure their diseases since their technological advancement was low But now people have various medicines to protect their life with There is even a type of medication called “vaccine” that decreases an individual`s susceptibility to diseases to almost zero As a result the number of people who die because of diseases has relatively decreased Prevention of death is the other thing that makes people live longer People in the past had no knowledge of the effects of the things they on their health As an example: they did not know of cholesterol ( a fat that blocks the flow of blood in the blood vessels) But people at present are relatively more aware of the consequences of the things they They are meticulous in their diets; they exercise; they eliminate any disease causing objects from their surrounding; in general, they live a better life In conclusion, people live longer at present because of the advancement of medicines and the awareness of the ability to prevent death