01THE FIRST YEAR
Being born is the hazard
1 in 182 at birth, 1 in 9,100 by nine. Not that dangerous again until 53.
02ADOLESCENCE
The steepest climb in life
Plus 30% a year, six years straight. Old age never climbs this fast.
03THE LAW
After 35 it compounds
7.59% a year, doubling every 9.5. The bulge in the twenties is not biology.
04YOUR YEAR
Find yourself on it
years old
- —chance of dying this year
- —more years, on average
- —of a hundred born with you are left
05WHO LEADS
A hundred years, nine reigns
Overdose leads for 24 straight years. Cancer for 33.
06EVENT OR ILLNESS
Before 40, death is usually not a disease
At 19, 80 of every 100 deaths are an event. By 80, three.
07TWO RANKINGS
Count deaths, or count years
A dementia death costs one year. A firearm homicide costs forty-six.
08THE FINISH
Half of us reach 83
Mean 77.9, median 83, mode 87. The nine-year gap is everything above.