4 out of 200 (2%). Midwest suburb, where most people went to college, got married, have kids.
1 snowmobile accident (male)
1 motorcycle accident (male)
last 2 this year unknown/undisclosed cause of death - Both single females, one divorced, one never married. Maybe drug OD?
Feels like a lot, but perhaps this is average.
I'm somewhat surprised that this is fairly high with respect to the national average, but maybe the variance is very high between locations (for example, vehicle related deaths are by far the most likely cause of death in this age range, so maybe those from the mid-west who need to commute longer distances are more likely to die young than those in the more urbanized coasts).
According to the death rate for people in the US aged 15-34 is about .3% for males and .15% for females, so you'd expect under one person out of the 200 in your class to be dead by age 34.
In the United States in 2020, the death rate was highest among those aged 85 and over, with about 16,354.9 men and 14,560 women per 100,000 of the population passing away.
I find this somewhat surprising considering 3 people out of my class of around 500 died just while we where in school (2 from car crashes, one from a heart attack) and I know of at least two more who died within a couple years of graduating (one more crash and one who had cancer her entire time in high school).
I'm somewhat surprised that this is fairly high with respect to the national average, but maybe the variance is very high between locations (for example, vehicle related deaths are by far the most likely cause of death in this age range, so maybe those from the mid-west who need to commute longer distances are more likely to die young than those in the more urbanized coasts).
According to the death rate for people in the US aged 15-34 is about .3% for males and .15% for females, so you'd expect under one person out of the 200 in your class to be dead by age 34.
I find this somewhat surprising considering 3 people out of my class of around 500 died just while we where in school (2 from car crashes, one from a heart attack) and I know of at least two more who died within a couple years of graduating (one more crash and one who had cancer her entire time in high school).
You are reading those numbers wrong. Those are the statistics for one year. Add them up, and it shows 1 dead before age 24 and 3 more dead (4 total) by age 34 for a class of 200.
I had a schoolmate of mine commit suicide by firearm while I was in school. Another had asthma, visited a foreign country with a mountain range, went for a hike in that range, had an attack, and died, also while I was in school.
I remember the last time I saw both and wished they both had a chance to grow up and see how their lives turned out.
If you're reading this, especially if you are going through a hard time or having a bad day, remember that, as long as you are around, things can get better. And someday they will.
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Bruh I don't even know what 10 people from my high school class are doing. I mean, I hope they're doing well but I'm glad I moved away from that place. I'll reluctantly note I am smashing one who was tall and skinny but is now close to 300 pounds as a mother of two. RIP to your acquantanves/friends but it happens to everyone inevitably.
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Bruh I don't even know what 10 people from my high school class are doing. I mean, I hope they're doing well but I'm glad I moved away from that place. I'll reluctantly note I am smashing one who was tall and skinny but is now close to 300 pounds as a mother of two. RIP to your acquantanves/friends but it happens to everyone inevitably.
According to actuarial tables from the social security administration you should have been at a death rate of 1.1% at eighteen and 4.2% at 34. Given the difference of 3.1% with a sample population of 200, one would expect about six deaths at this point. So you are two below what would be expected.
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