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20k deaths of 70 year olds will have a lot less impact on life expectancy than the same number of deaths in 40 year olds. It's basic arithmetic. Do you not und
by triceratops 4y ago
20k deaths of 70 year olds will have a lot less impact on life expectancy than the same number of deaths in 40 year olds. It's basic arithmetic.
Do you not understand how life expectancy is calculated?
- unmole 4y agoAgain, only 3% of all deaths are from overdoses. If you assume that all of them lived to 77 instead of 44, that would make a difference of about 1 year in total life expectancy.
- bonzini 4y agoThat's like 20% of the difference in life expectancy with Italy already (drug related deaths in Italy are orders of magnitude less, 300 per year).
- triceratops 4y ago> If you assume that all of them lived to 77 instead of 44, 44 or under, not 44.