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> Death rates for an age range (like 18-45) are likely to be much more stable. Do you have a data set for this to look at? I'm skeptical that death rates of an
by justinpombrio 5y ago
> Death rates for an age range (like 18-45) are likely to be much more stable.
Do you have a data set for this to look at? I'm skeptical that death rates of any kind are close to normally distributed. If nothing else, there are big spikes during plagues, like the black plague and spanish flu.