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If there was a baby boom, does that mean there will be a death boom (fanaticus.social)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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[–] 5 points 6 months ago (1 child)

Of the 76M Boomers born between '45 and '69, 64M are still alive. With a life expectancy of 85 and the first traumch entering their 80s this year, we would expect to see a rapid fall off in the population (or a rapid climb in life expectancy average) over the next decade

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago

    You have to be careful with life expectancy. The LE of someone who is already 80 is much higher than that of a newborn. There are actuary tables if you want to look for them.

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