Seems like the average age for people born around then is not going to be as high as the people born <1950. It is of course a little early to make that assasment as we're not that old yet, but I know a lot of people born before 1975 who are already dead. Scary.

I'm having the soon to be 32 blues.

Average life expectancy - US

Born in:
2000 77.0
1990 75.4
1980 73.7
1970 70.8
1960 69.7
1950 68.2
1940 62.9
1930 59.7

Source:
Infoplease

Yeah, I know that is what is expected. However, that would be mainly due to the increased medical gadgets and know-how.

From what I am SEEING with my own eyes around me, people get sick young. Maybe I just know a lot of people who don't live healthy, but I ain't getting any happier seeing them all die before they hit 40 :groucho:

Naughty - you are just looking at the wrong people. Some just have lifestyles that cause them problems early in life. Even a lot of problems caused by heridity can be helped with proper life style, diet, medicine, and exercise.

I think even Colin's stats are old - not taking into consideration the new medicines. I am not intersted in knowing that I am supposed to die next year :-( The last 4 deaths I have was exposed to last year were 104 - 92 - 66 - 65. The sooner people realize that 'stress is a killer & do something about it - life spans will even be longer.

I hope you're right. The last 3 people who I knew and died during the last 6 mnths were 34, 35, 38

Yes, but life expectancy ages are not just guesses based on what new medical techniques there are. The data is extrapolated and one of the most important pieces of data that goes in is what percentage of people born in certain years are alive today. Maybe you could throw out the infant mortality data if you want geta particular picture but hell, it wasn't long ago when any number of diseases were wiping out 2/5 of the population before the age of 40.

If the average life expectancy is rising it is because a higher and higher percentage of people who were born x years ago are alive today. Sure, there is error and things can change but the reason the rates rise is because of the above.

I don't know what your sample size is but the population statistics of a country have less error for sure. ;-)

I hope you're right. The last 3 people who I knew and died during the last 6 mnths were 34, 35, 38[/b][/quote]
Something like 1 out of every 500 people in their 30's died last year. Another decade later and that doubles. It's normal.

Something like 1 out of every 500 people in their 30's died last year. Another decade later and that doubles. It's normal.[/b][/quote]
I know it gets more and more the time we'll get older ourselves. It is frustrating at best.

Look at my grandmother, she's from 1916 and still able to walk, talk, smile, listen and see fine. They're carrying dead people out of the retirement home where she lives daily, how's THAT for hearing the clock tick :headwall:

I know it gets more and more the time we'll get older ourselves. It is frustrating at best.

Look at my grandmother, she's from 1916 and still able to walk, talk, smile, listen and see fine. They're carrying dead people out of the retirement home where she lives daily, how's THAT for hearing the clock tick :headwall:[/b][/quote]
My grandfather is the same age. They told him he would die about 10 years ago because of his heart condition. He refuses.

My grandfather is the same age. They told him he would die about 10 years ago because of his heart condition. He refuses.[/b][/quote]
haha, same with my grannie. Must be a good year.

She was actually halfway there 12 years ago, she then gave me 20k cash and asked me not to tell anybody. She did not want her money to go to her own kids, but rather give it to me.

She's still here and the money is long gone. It did pay for my education though.