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Could be that “pandemic” thing making people a bit more cognizant of mortality.
by perardi 6y ago
Could be that “pandemic” thing making people a bit more cognizant of mortality.
- throwaway201103 6y agoThe people dying of COVID are for the most part over age 70. Many are over 80. This is an age where death and disease are unremarkable.
- flavor8 6y ago> for the most part over age 70. CDC categories don't line up to "70" that well, but there are plenty of younger deaths. 51% are 74 or younger. 33% are 64 or younger. https://data.cdc.gov/NCHS/Provisional-COVID-19-Death-Counts-by-Sex-Age-and-S/9bhg-hcku https://data.cdc.gov/NCHS/Provisional-COVID-19-Death-Counts-...
- belval 6y agoI think you should check the very link you sent because only 21% are 64 or younger. The ranges overlap.
- jjulius 6y agoThat's not necessarily what OP's saying. My inference is that OP is suggesting that a constantly prevalent pandemic makes people more likely to think about their own health and mortality in a broader sense than they might if there weren't a pandemic.
- jolmg 6y agoI think the increase of popularity of these types of articles happened mostly before the pandemic.