The study specifically addresses that: “We used e0,t and e65,t to denote life expectancy at birth and at age 65, respectively. By including both indicators in

The study specifically addresses that: “We used e0,t and e65,t to denote life expectancy at birth and at age 65, respectively. By including both indicators in our analysis, we aim to capture the different dimensions of the mortality phenomenon in the different age groups. While e0,t provides the impact of mortality in the infant and child ages, e65,t examines the mortality patterns among the elderly and minimizes the extrinsic factor associated with infant mortality”. So no, it isn’t because of not dying early. Check it out. There’s a lot more to it. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0295842 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal...