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I'd like to see a statistic that accounts for the fact that we all eventually die from _something_. If we measure success only by how many people eventually di
by fauigerzigerk 10y ago
I'd like to see a statistic that accounts for the fact that we all eventually die from _something_.
If we measure success only by how many people eventually die from a particular disease, then increasing life expectancy doesn't count as success at all.
Dying from cancer at the age of 90 should not be counted the same as dying of cancer at the age of 45.
So the statistic I want to see would count cancer free years.
- barrkel 10y agoThe NHS in the UK uses the concept of QALYs to measure the effectiveness of interventions: Quality Adjusted Life Years. If you have to avoid a certain activity, or take up a certain activity, in order to enhance your longevity, doing or not doing something you'd rather do (or not) may still affect your quality of life.