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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LizLola" data-source="post: 2267335" data-attributes="member: 77409"><p>I was reading somewhere that 26% of people over 60 have diabetes. Which could explain the vast number of deaths in that light - older PLUS diabetes = makes you more likely to die. At the very beginning of this, I also saw a post somewhere where you could add up your vulnerabilities and get a true figure (well, more realistic figure) of your own likely mortality rate. Mine was based on type 1 diabetes for 50 years, asthma, and being over 60. It gave something like a 15% likelihood of mortality. So yes, it does depend on how many comorbidities you have, and probably also depends on luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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