• silent_water [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    11 months ago

    median is a cummulative statistic. it doesn’t mean there are more 19 year olds – it means half of all people are below the age of 19. my understanding is that it’s so low because the likelihood of surviving to older ages are poor.