life expectancy

When looking into getting a pet, it’s important to consider life expectancy. You probably don’t want to accidentally sign up for a twenty-year commitment with an impulse adoption at the pet store.

You’ve probably heard the lines about how “40 is the new 30” or “30 is the new 20.” What is this based on? I tried to solve the problem using life expectancy data. Your age is the new age.

So far we’ve seen when you will die and how other people tend to die. Now let’s put the two together to see how and when you will die, given your sex, race, and age.

The individual data points of life are much less predictable than the average. Here’s a simulation that shows you how much time is left on the clock.

The data goes back to 1960 and up to the most current estimates for 2009. Each line represents a country.

Early retirement. That’s what most people want, unless you’re lucky enough to love…