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Putin is 69 in a country where average age at death is 73. So the most likely scenario is that the status quo remains until he passes away. At which point ther
by threeseed 5y ago
Putin is 69 in a country where average age at death is 73.
So the most likely scenario is that the status quo remains until he passes away. At which point there would be an opportunity for a clean reset in relations.
- dainiusse 5y agoI was born in aoviet union and live in baltics. Believe me - there is whole kgb system. Once putin is dead - there will be someone similar.
- deniska 5y agoGorbachev is 91 and still alive.
- dillondoyle 5y agoYeah I think it's a false statistics lens people look through. Because a lot of death occurs young, brining the average down. But if you survive into adult hood you have good shot at living longer. Plus he has way more resources than the average Russian.
- erosenbe0 5y agoJimmy Carter is 97. Kissinger is 98. All three won Nobel Peace Prizes. Is that the key to longevity? Because Putin will not be joining that club.
- JohnBooty 5y agoThat doesn't mean he has a 50% chance of dying in 4 years. That avg expectancy of 73 includes all the people that die young, etc. "Actuarial tables" is the term you're looking for, if you're curious how long a particular person at a particular age might live. https://www.ssa.gov/oact/STATS/table4c6.html https://www.ssa.gov/oact/STATS/table4c6.html In the US a person who is currently 69 years old will live, on average, for another 17.53 years. In Russia the average expectancy is a little shorter, but also Putin is not an average person. By all accounts he seems pretty healthy, and obviously he has unlimited access to the best healthcare money can buy.
- erosenbe0 5y agoHe is a man so it is 15.x years from 69 not 17.x years. But he is a short man which in some studies tends to make up a lot of the difference. Short people live longer.
- laurent92 5y ago> At which point there would be an opportunity for a clean reset in relations. No. All major industries are breaking up contracts with the Russians. SWIFT took a century to build. None of that is coming back. Russia can never trust Europe again, and no country can trust Cloud products anymore, seeing how many Russian people are getting HTTP 410 from Cloud products.
- postingawayonhn 5y agoPutin can never trust Europe again. A new democratic government could.
- onion2k 5y agoPutin is 69 in a country where average age at death is 73. Having a team of private doctors, access to the best hospitals, access to Western medicine, even being able to leave Russia for medical care will probably mean he lives longer than average.