this post was submitted on 18 Feb 2026
752 points (99.3% liked)
Data is Beautiful
3569 readers
905 users here now
Be respectful
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
I wonder how the comparison would look if you compared years lost per type of death?
That is, old people die of heart disease and cancer. Young people die of accidents and violence.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Years_of_potential_life_lost