Talk:Avatar: The Legend of Korra/@comment-76.24.146.72-20110704172822/@comment-2050906-20110704173101

In old interviews, the creators have stated that bending has become smaller in numbers in recent years because of spirituality loss (mainly in the Fire Nation). Perhaps the spirituality of the people of the World of Avatar is what kept them living so long, and since spirituality is on the decline, so is life expectancy.