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I have a friend who, at 59, just had another kid. He has grandchildren older than his new son, and is statistically unlikely to see him graduate from high schoo

I have a friend who, at 59, just had another kid. He has grandchildren older than his new son, and is statistically unlikely to see him graduate from high school. That's heavy.

mitthrowaway2 3y ago
The life expectancy for a 59 year old man is 25 years and 6 months according to this source. [1] Statistics Canada says 20 years and 6 months for a 60-year old man. [2] That said, I suppose some kids don't graduate from high school on time. [1] https://coolconversion.com/heath/life-expectancy-calculator-us/I-am_59_years-old.-What-is-my-life-expectancy%3F_m https://coolconversion.com/heath/life-expectancy-calculator-... [2] https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1310013401 https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=131001...
- bee_rider 3y ago
  Obviously we all die and there’s no great time for it. Having a parent die during college, while not as life altering as during childhood or teenage years, is still pretty disruptive, though.
- paulryanrogers 3y ago
  What are the odds those 25 years will be healthy? Or will it be 10+ of those years with memory problems, walkers, dementia, or Alzheimer's?
sokoloff 3y ago
Male life expectancy at age 59 is 21 more years in the US per SSA. So, absent significantly worse than typical health, he’s not unlikely to see him graduate.
monero-xmr 3y ago
I know a guy through my gym who had one at 65. Very healthy guy. But he had a bad heart attack at 69 and now it’s pretty rough.
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cortesoft 3y ago
I think your life expectancy calculation is making one of the common mistakes of looking at average lifespan and using that to determine the average time left for a 59 year old. The average lifespan includes a lot of people who die before 59. For people who reach 59, the average lifespan is a lot greater.

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I have a friend who, at 59, just had another kid. He has grandchildren older than his new son, and is statistically unlikely to see him graduate from high schoo

by ubermonkey 3y ago

I have a friend who, at 59, just had another kid. He has grandchildren older than his new son, and is statistically unlikely to see him graduate from high school. That's heavy.

mitthrowaway2 3y ago
The life expectancy for a 59 year old man is 25 years and 6 months according to this source. [1] Statistics Canada says 20 years and 6 months for a 60-year old man. [2] That said, I suppose some kids don't graduate from high school on time. [1] https://coolconversion.com/heath/life-expectancy-calculator-us/I-am_59_years-old.-What-is-my-life-expectancy%3F_m https://coolconversion.com/heath/life-expectancy-calculator-... [2] https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1310013401 https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=131001...
- bee_rider 3y ago
  Obviously we all die and there’s no great time for it. Having a parent die during college, while not as life altering as during childhood or teenage years, is still pretty disruptive, though.
- paulryanrogers 3y ago
  What are the odds those 25 years will be healthy? Or will it be 10+ of those years with memory problems, walkers, dementia, or Alzheimer's?
sokoloff 3y ago
Male life expectancy at age 59 is 21 more years in the US per SSA. So, absent significantly worse than typical health, he’s not unlikely to see him graduate.
monero-xmr 3y ago
I know a guy through my gym who had one at 65. Very healthy guy. But he had a bad heart attack at 69 and now it’s pretty rough.
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cortesoft 3y ago
I think your life expectancy calculation is making one of the common mistakes of looking at average lifespan and using that to determine the average time left for a 59 year old. The average lifespan includes a lot of people who die before 59. For people who reach 59, the average lifespan is a lot greater.