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Middle age rule (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

Yeah, 40 is the traditional 'over the hill' birthday.

[–] [email protected] 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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

My definition for middle aged will be 40 until I reach 40 at which point I will shift this definition to 45.