Originally Posted by
chasm54
Actually, it isn't a dangerous world. It is remarkably safe. At age 60, in America, a man has only a 0.0114 chance of dying in the next twelve months. Women do even better. Surprisingly, one has to reach the grand old age of 106 before one has a less than even chance of reaching one's next birthday. Actuarial tables here:
http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/STATS/table4c6.html
And if you are 119 years old, you have a 6 months window until the grim reaper hits. I don't know anyone 119 years old. Does anyone? I think those actuarial tables can be easily misinterpreted and misused.
But, a google search shows a couple, both dead:
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Jeanne Calment[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]F[/TD]
[TD]21 February 1875[/TD]
[TD]4 August 1997[/TD]
[TD]122 years, 164 days[/TD]
[TD]France[/TD]
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[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]
Sarah Knauss[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]F[/TD]
[TD]24 September 1880[/TD]
[TD]30 December 1999[/TD]
[TD]119 years, 97 days[/TD]
[TD]United States[/TD]
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