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really curious if they're calculating my life expectancy based on my age, or just based on average lifespan in my country.
by notatoad 5y ago
really curious if they're calculating my life expectancy based on my age, or just based on average lifespan in my country.
- kwhitefoot 5y agoThere are a lot of other factors that make dramatic differences too. For instance, here in Norway: "Higher education - longer life expectancy There are large social inequalities in mortality in Norway, where people with higher income, education and a job generally have the lowest mortality. It has been highlighted as a paradox that these differences are just as high in the Nordic countries as elsewhere in Europe, despite well-developed welfare systems with the same rights for all (Dahl, 2014). Men with higher education have 6.4 years longer life expectancy than men with primary education. For women, the difference is 5 years. See figure 5. If someone is married, has a higher education and has a spouse with a similar education level, life expectancy is 8-9 years higher than for unmarried people with primary education (Kravdal 2017)." See https://www.fhi.no/en/op/hin/population/life-expectancy/ https://www.fhi.no/en/op/hin/population/life-expectancy/
- jotm 5y ago> a job There's your key. It's not "a job", the job matters a lot. Higher income and education most often means a job that's easier on the body, and also likely more mentally stimulating (shown to increase QoL at old age and lifespan).