Thales@sh.itjust.works to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 9 months agoMiddle age rulesh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square82fedilinkarrow-up1783arrow-down10
arrow-up1783arrow-down1imageMiddle age rulesh.itjust.worksThales@sh.itjust.works to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 9 months agomessage-square82fedilink
minus-squareqaz@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up31·edit-29 months ago73 seems pretty low. It’s 77,28 years in the US and 81,41 here in the Netherlands. Still, it’s weird people call 50 middle aged when it’s more like 40.
minus-squarehakizu@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-29 months ago73 years is the life expectancy of a men in the US. Females tend to get 5-6 years older than men. Ethnicity, as well as economic resources also play a huge role. Even your zip code is an indicator: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data-visualization/life-expectancy/index.html
minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.delinkfedilinkDeutscharrow-up4·edit-29 months agoIf I understand this correctly, it’s life expectancy at birth, right? So if you read this, the relevant-to-you life expectancy is even lower. Though AFAIK you also get a “bonus” for still being alive, so it’s probably a wash …
73 seems pretty low. It’s 77,28 years in the US and 81,41 here in the Netherlands.
Still, it’s weird people call 50 middle aged when it’s more like 40.
73 years is the life expectancy of a men in the US. Females tend to get 5-6 years older than men.
Ethnicity, as well as economic resources also play a huge role.
Even your zip code is an indicator:
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data-visualization/life-expectancy/index.html
If I understand this correctly, it’s life expectancy at birth, right? So if you read this, the relevant-to-you life expectancy is even lower. Though AFAIK you also get a “bonus” for still being alive, so it’s probably a wash …