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Tomconroy

(7,611 posts) Fri Mar 31, 2023, 01:51 PM Mar 2023

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One in 25 five year olds in the US will not make it to their 40th birthday.

I know it's Twitter but this long thread from the statistics guy at the Finsncial Times is being talked about lot today and deserves a mention.

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One in 25 five year olds in the US will not make it to their 40th birthday. (Original Post) Tomconroy Mar 2023 OP

40,000 firearm deaths per year. maxsolomon Mar 2023 #1

K&R for visibility. crickets Mar 2023 #2

maxsolomon

(33,323 posts)

1. 40,000 firearm deaths per year.

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Fri Mar 31, 2023, 02:02 PM

Mar 2023

100,000 drug overdoses per year.

it adds up.

crickets

(25,964 posts)

2. K&R for visibility.

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Fri Mar 31, 2023, 02:29 PM

Mar 2023

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