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LiberalArkie

(18,979 posts) Fri Aug 1, 2025, 03:26 AM Aug 1

Science!!! Matters!!!" Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Science!!! Matters!!!" Neil deGrasse Tyson (Original Post) LiberalArkie Aug 1 OP

Google: The median age of death for humans globally is around 72 years old. Jim__ Aug 1 #1

Yep, science does make a difference. 77 healthy Male here LiberalArkie Aug 1 #2

This is very misleading airplaneman Aug 2 #3

And science had nothing to do with the decreasing child death rate in modern times? Wounded Bear Aug 2 #4

Jim__

(14,943 posts)

1. Google: The median age of death for humans globally is around 72 years old.

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Fri Aug 1, 2025, 05:46 AM

Aug 1

I was curious, so google:

The median age of death for humans globally is around 72 years old. In the United States, the median age of death is slightly higher, with life expectancy at birth being 78.4 years in 2023, according to the CDC. However, this varies by gender, with women typically living longer than men