2007-05-03 11:19:32 · 4 answers · asked by thatgirl90 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
The social security administration has a table you can use. All the information you need is your current age, the result you get is the statistical number of years you have left to live.
2007-05-11 08:07:20 · answer #1 · answered by Wiz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actuarial (life) tables are generally lists of statistics linked to the age of a person, particularly those useful in calculating likelihood of lifetime/illness likelihoods.
Different tables are compiled for
males/females
smokers/non-smokers
country populations & Populations with a particular type of policy.
Generally they do not take account of anything else, the data is just not available in that sort of detail.
However other things do affect life expectancy, e.g. previous/existing illnesses,dangerous activities carried out, diet, amount of exercise, to name a few. Actuaries make sensible adjustments to the tables to take account of these factors.
2007-05-07 02:38:06 · answer #2 · answered by crazy_tentacle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out the general use of spread sheets, but it's a chore without help if you have not used one, but in an hour or two you'll be golden for the life of your mind.
2007-05-10 22:42:40 · answer #3 · answered by mike453683 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try calculate your waist to hip ratio to know if you are obese.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14486256/
2007-05-03 11:32:41 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋