That 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 te

That 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.