This^^^ On Mom's side, all the women lived to 95+ with many to 100+. So I'm planning for 95+, if I'm wrong it just means the kids get extra. |
Same. Both my grandmothers lived into their mid-90s. My parents are in their early 80s and going strong. |
Lifespans are going down. People are much fatter than they used to be |
This is only relevant to people like you who are fat. The rest of us are fine. You should try to stop being fat. |
Google the words mortality table |
Where is your 2023/2024 data from? The annual US population growth rate has been trending downward for decades, but the percentage of immigrants comprising the total US population has been trending upward for half a century: 1890: 14.8% — 1950: 6.9% 1960: 5.4% 1970: 4.7% 1980: 6.2% 1990: 7.9% 2000: 11.1% 2010: 12.9% 2019: 13.7% 2022: 13.9% Migration Policy |
This is DCUM where everyone is above average.
I googled and it seems 36% of women will live to be at least 90 (higher than I thought) but only 16% of men. But you only have maybe 2.5% chance of living to be 100 if you're a white woman. Currently 1 out of every 5,000 Americans is 100+ years old. I don't doubt you can look at your own family and your own health and and economic levels and make a decent prediction for how long you might live. But even 100 years old is extremely rare. |
If you are in your 50s and you don’t know anyone who has died, count yourself lucky. I am 56. High school friend died of brain cancer at 55. High school acquaintance died of an asthma attack in his 30s. College friend keeled over and died of a heart attack at 27 while running a half marathon. And i know plenty of people who have started taking blood pressure and cholesterol medication in their 50s even though their lifestyle hasn’t changed and they were healthy up until now. The body breaks down as we get older. |
DP: And actually the evidence is quite mixed with regard to weight and life expectancy. Overweight is often associated with longer life expectancy while obesity is mixed. Severe and morbid obesity is much more clearly associated with lower life expectancy. There are all sorts of complicating factors too. |
100 is a good number. Hopefully we all don’t live that long but we might . |
Two things -- yes people 30 today will live longer.
And even 90 will feel like what 80 feels like today. There is an upper limit on how long the body can last but 90 aint it. |
My dad was 84, walking multiple miles a day and playing squash a couple times a week until he fell a couple times. The brain tumor they discovered after that got him in five months. Life comes at you fast. |
Not among the typical DCUM demographic, though. It’s going up if you’re UMC white. |
I’d be interested to see a breakdown of life expectancy by social class and race. |
http://www.equality-of-opportunity.org/health/#:~:text=Income%20in%20the%20United%20States,are%20growing%20rapidly%20over%20time. |