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Disagree; change "healthy" for "alive" and we could agree. This is somehow the same distinction between mortality and morbidity. IMHO, mortality stats are pret
by fasteo 12y ago
Disagree; change "healthy" for "alive" and we could agree.
This is somehow the same distinction between mortality and morbidity. IMHO, mortality stats are pretty useless and we should always look at morbidity stats.
- Ntrails 12y agoThat depends entirely on what we're using the stats for, for pension valuation I'll stick to mortality! Glib/nitpicky I know, but all stats are useless in some context - the trick is to get the right tool for the job. Dismissing an entire dataset as useless is just missing the point.
- fasteo 12y agoFair comment; I was thinking on health costs (I have a chronic disease and I tend to view everything indexed to health). On an individual basis, I will rather be dead than unable to have an autonomous life, but this is completely a personal preference.