UNIT 1: Stats & Numbers

Mean: 79.6 yrs

Median: 84 yrs

Mode: 89 yrs

List the mean, median, and mode lifespan in 2020 for the US

In general: 79.6 yrs

Men: 77.1 yrs

Women: 81.9 yrs

List the average lifespan for people in general, for men, and for women.

Men: 46.3 yrs

Women: 48.3 yrs

Avg: 47.3

What was the US life expectancy for men, women, and on avg in 1900?

Acute infectious diseases, 1/3

_____________ including pneumonia, influenza, tuberculosis, and enteritis accounted for more than _______ of the mortality in 1900.

80 million

What is the projected number of elderly by 2050?

85

The fastest growing segment of our society is the _____+ yrs cohort. This group experiences a high incidence of debilitating, long-term diseases of aging such as Alzheimer’s, osteoporosis, CHF, and diabetes complications

quarter, 13

Currently, more than a _______ of all government spending for health care goes to the ______% of the population who are 65 yrs+

Jeanne Calment from France, 122 yrs

Who is the oldest documented human, how old were they?

130 yrs

What is the maximum longevity for humans?

5-10

most “Hale Indexes” are ______ years less than mean life expectancy

#31, #1

The US is ______ on the ranked list of HALE Countries (Japan is______)