• zzzzzz@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I gave up after looking for a clear answer after a few minutes. They really buried the lead.

    • cheesebourgeois [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      1 year ago

      on average in the u.s. a 65 year old man will live to 84 and a 65 year old woman will live to 87

      the likelihood of making it to at least 90 are 30% for men and 40% for women

      the likelihood of not living beyond 70 is 5-10% for men and <5% for women

      there now we’re all longevity literate

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        1 year ago

        According to the article linked by @JWBananas, lead is correct. Printers changed it to lede in order to avoid confusion with another tool called a lead in the printing context.