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[โ€“] 1rre@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

"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

[โ€“] aulin@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

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