health predictions for 2045 | Future timeline
Read healthcare predictions for 2045, a year that will see many health revolutions become public—some might save your life ... or even make you superhuman.
Quantumrun Foresight prepared this list; A futurist consulting firm that uses strategic foresight to help companies thrive from future trends. This is just one of many possible futures society may experience.
health forecasts for 2045
- 22% of the world's population is obese, that is one in every five people in the world is overweight. 1%1
- South East Asia has a diabetes epidemic; the number of diabetes cases reaches 151 million, up from 82 million in 2019. Likelihood: 80%1
- Through the use of brain-chip implants that connect to the cloud, it is now possible to augment human intelligence. This 'brain-to-cloud' internet access allows human users to instantly tap into vast digital knowledge banks as needed, significantly enhancing the person's cognitive abilities. (Likelihood 80%)1
- Between 2045 to 2050, some humans turn to bionic enhancements to improve their mental and physical capabilities, a divergent human and cyborg class may emerge, splitting the human population not just by race, but by ability and potentially creating new sub-species. (Likelihood 65%)1
- Skyfarms feed densly populated city centres with added environmental benefits of producing energy, purifying water, cleaning air. 1
- Brain implants used for disabilities and entertainment purposes become widely available. 1
- Skyfarms feed densly populated city centres with added environmental benefits of producing energy, purifying water, cleaning air 1
- Brain implants used for disabilities and entertainment purposes become widely available 1
Forecast
In 2045, a number of health breakthroughs and trends will become available to the public, for example:
- Between 2045 to 2050, some humans turn to bionic enhancements to improve their mental and physical capabilities, a divergent human and cyborg class may emerge, splitting the human population not just by race, but by ability and potentially creating new sub-species. (Likelihood 65%) 1
- Between 2022 to 2025, Canada enacts a universal, single-payer public pharmacare system worth $15 billion that will draft a national list of prescription medicines that will be covered by the taxpayer. Likelihood: 60% 1
- Skyfarms feed densly populated city centres with added environmental benefits of producing energy, purifying water, cleaning air 1
- Brain implants used for disabilities and entertainment purposes become widely available 1
Prediction
Health related predictions due to make an impact in 2045 include:
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