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There are actuary tables of average life expectancy given a base age. If you are a 70 yo female, you’re expected to live 2 years more than a 70 yo male. https:
by yojo 7y ago
There are actuary tables of average life expectancy given a base age. If you are a 70 yo female, you’re expected to live 2 years more than a 70 yo male.
https://www.ssa.gov/oact/STATS/table4c6.html https://www.ssa.gov/oact/STATS/table4c6.html
It’s possible this difference is a legacy from riskier makes behavior in middle age. I can’t think of a reasonable way to control for this though. Maybe look cross culturally to see if the effect is stable with respect to different male behavior norms?
- masklinn 7y ago> If you are a 70 yo female, you’re expected to live 2 years more than a 70 yo male. The difference is still a year at 86, and doesn't fall to par until supercentenarians.
- munificent 7y agoI wonder how much of that is driven by suicide. Older men commit suicide at much higher rates than older women: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidemiology_of_suicide#/media/File:Suicides_by_race_hispanic_gender_and_age_1999-2005.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidemiology_of_suicide#/media...
- AtlasBarfed 7y ago2 years for 40% reduction in daily calories? No fucking thank you. You know what blows away the actuarial tables for life expectancy? Exercise. That makes your life better for longer, much more than starving yourself.