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The concept is a bit confusingly named, but that doesn't make it "bogus". (Period) life expectancy at birth summarizes the current health status of a populatio
by delib 4y ago
The concept is a bit confusingly named, but that doesn't make it "bogus".
(Period) life expectancy at birth summarizes the current health status of a population, nothing more, nothing less. It doesn't make a predictions about what happens in 2078.
- PaulHoule 4y agoYes, but it is rarely explained as what it is when it gets talked about. I think most people would assume that this is a prediction.