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Does this mean that until your 113th birthday you can expect to, on average, live to your next birthday?
It looks at what ages people died in the year 2019. If you die at age 80 in 2019, that means you were born in 1939. But if people born in the year 1939 are living to age 80... how do I put this... wouldn't you expect people born in, say, 1989 to live longer? Wouldn't people born 50 years later have longer life expectancies? Especially if you believe the stuff about accelerating rates of technogical growth.
Wow, as a guy I have a 1/5 chance of not even making it to retirement. (65) 1/3 chance of not living past 75. These are not good odds.
And coin toss of making to 80 (1/2). And if you make it to 90, every year is a round of russian roulette. Great. I didn't need an existential crisis today :) I really wonder about the quality of life as I age though. There is such a wide spread in my family. One of my grandfathers died of COVID early in the pandemic - he made it to 83. I had always considered him too stubborn to die. He survived two congestive heart…
Don't check what are the odds of you dying this year. You won't like them either.
There is something I've never understood about this. Actually, I suspect that it is just plain old wrong. It looks at what ages people died in the year 2019. If you die at age 80 in 2019, that means you were born in 1939. But if people born in the year 1939 are living to age 80... how do I put this... wouldn't you expect people born in, say, 1989 to live longer? Wouldn't people born 50 years later have longer life ex…
If you add the current age to the remaining years of life, the total lifespan is monotonically increasing. This is reflecting the fact you are only looking at the expected age of an increasingly dwindling group of lucky survivors.
There is something I've never understood about this. Actually, I suspect that it is just plain old wrong. It looks at what ages people died in the year 2019. If you die at age 80 in 2019, that means you were born in 1939. But if people born in the year 1939 are living to age 80... how do I put this... wouldn't you expect people born in, say, 1989 to live longer? Wouldn't people born 50 years later have longer life ex…
Shameless self plug - I'm an Actuary, and as a way to learn React I put together a website that teaches you the basic concepts and math behind these actuarial table. https://www.lifecontingencies.com
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This is why I "soft retired" early. People haven't said it to my face, but I get the definite impression many think I'm crazy for "abandoning" work. I'm through hiking the PCT this year, something I never thought I would do until much older. I'm not really a brave guy, I fear change, but you got to take your chances while you're still alive.
What does soft retire mean? I've always liked the idea of interspersing retirement years with active work, and increasing the relative frequency of retirement years as I get older. However, I understand the job market might not always be appreciative of gaps in employment.
There is something I've never understood about this. Actually, I suspect that it is just plain old wrong. It looks at what ages people died in the year 2019. If you die at age 80 in 2019, that means you were born in 1939. But if people born in the year 1939 are living to age 80... how do I put this... wouldn't you expect people born in, say, 1989 to live longer? Wouldn't people born 50 years later have longer life ex…
Shameless self plug - I'm an Actuary, and as a way to learn React I put together a website that teaches you the basic concepts and math behind these actuarial table. https://www.lifecontingencies.com
Shameless self plug - I'm an Actuary, and as a way to learn React I put together a website that teaches you the basic concepts and math behind these actuarial table. https://www.lifecontingencies.com
I like the visuals on the "How will I Die?" page. It is interesting to scroll up and down through various ages to see how the causes of death change.