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You know those numbers reflect survivor bias, right? By 80 and 90, most peers have already been lost to other organ failures, cancers, etc -- if longevity is im

You know those numbers reflect survivor bias, right? By 80 and 90, most peers have already been lost to other organ failures, cancers, etc -- if longevity is important to them, most people would be lucky to be in those populations instead of the in much larger populations no longer being counted at all.

skissane 3y ago
> By 80 and 90, most peers have already been lost to other organ failures, cancers, etc In many wealthy countries, life expectancy at birth is greater than 80, which means that the average 80 year old, >50% of their same-age peers will still be alive. By age 90, what you say would be true.