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Middle age rule (sh.itjust.works)
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[-] aulin@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The definition for middle aged (edit: as I have heard it) has always been 40. Most people live until 80 or a little less, so it makes sense.

[-] 1rre@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 year ago

"Most people" live until their late eighties (at least in Western Europe), modal and median ages at death are generally 86-90, whereas the mean is lower as you have around 15 years to die in after 85, but 85 years to die in before which pulls it down

[-] aulin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Really? That's higher than I thought. I guess it's increased steadily.

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