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Mortality Monday: When Do People Die?
by meep
No, I don’t mean what age do they die (though, that is somewhat involved).
What time of year do people die? Is there something special about the particular day or month? (I don’t have time of day records, but that would be iffy at any rate. Next week, I’ll...
Mortality Monday: Suicide -- Rates
by meep
Now we come to the nub — last week I showed absolute numbers of suicides in the U.S. in 2014, but those numbers show a distortionary effect. When I slice by sex, at least the underlying populations are about the same size (except for old folks). But when slicing...
Mortality Monday: Suicide -- the Absolute Numbers
by meep
Looking at the create date for this post, it was 14 August 2014. I started it, and built up a lot. But didn’t post it.
If you’re here because of recent events: Statement by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention on Chester Bennington
The reason I started the post...
Mortality Monday: More Chicago Shootings and Longer-Term Trends
by meep
That didn’t last very long.
JULY 4 FESTIVITIES
Chicago police express frustration after more than 100 shot in violent Fourth of July weekend
Note, not all 100 were fatal...
Mortality Monday: DEATH TO GEESE
by meep
Okay, one particular goose:
Several hundred dollars later, my windshield was made whole (and I’m still in NC), but I wondered: how many people die because they collide with animals?
ANIMAL ENCOUNTER DIAGNOSES
Going back to the mortality database from the U.S. in 2014, I needed to figure...
Mortality Monday: Memorial Day and the U.S. Civil War
by meep
Memorial Day started out as Decoration Day after the Civil War:
May 1868
By proclamation of General John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic, the first major Memorial Day observance is held to honor those who died “in defense of their country during the late rebellion.” Known to...
Mortality Monday: All About Traffic Deaths!
by meep
And right in time for the most deadly weekend for traffic accidents:
THE DEADLIEST HOLIDAY FOR CAR ACCIDENTS
Drivers and passengers, beware: You are four times as likely to die in a traffic accident over the Memorial Day weekend as over a regular weekend, according...
Literal Suicide and Media
by meep
One of my friends posted the following item on facebook, publicly.:
People I love you and I know just about all of you work very hard (in many ways harder than me) to make the world a better place.
HERE’S WHAT’S REALLY BOTHERING ME: Many of us...
Mortality Monday: Pension Plan Mortality
by meep
This is not for public pensions, by the way. But I’ll use a life expectancy calculator I wrote over a decade ago… so there’s that!
Two recent items:
Updated mortality tables are raising concerns:
Contribution increases, higher liabilities likely; delay attempt underway
Updated mortality tables expected this year from the IRS...
Mortality Monday: Huge Heroin Death Increases
by meep
So I have some depressing mortality stories I’ve had in draft for a while, waiting for sunnier days before I pushed go. Well it’s very sunny outside now, so here we go with the doom and gloom.
I had this one in draft for over a month, and it’s a good...
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