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From: "This calculator will guess how many healthy years of life you have left"

As the old saying goes, the only things certain in life are death and taxes. While death is inevitable, the quality of life you experience until death is often within an individual’s control.

This is what our team at the Goldenson Center for Actuarial Research chose to focus on by developing a rigorous measure of quality of life. How many healthy years of life do you have ahead before you become unhealthy?​

Try out the calculator and see how long you have left.


Note:
I'm not asking anyone to share their results. I'm not because I don't care how much longer anyone thinks you have left. I merely thought some folks may find the thing entertaining.​
 
You are a braver man than I am, Gunga Din.

But it's not necessary for me. I plan to live forever. So far, so good!
 
From: "This calculator will guess how many healthy years of life you have left"

As the old saying goes, the only things certain in life are death and taxes. While death is inevitable, the quality of life you experience until death is often within an individual’s control.

This is what our team at the Goldenson Center for Actuarial Research chose to focus on by developing a rigorous measure of quality of life. How many healthy years of life do you have ahead before you become unhealthy?​

Try out the calculator and see how long you have left.


Note:
I'm not asking anyone to share their results. I'm not because I don't care how much longer anyone thinks you have left. I merely thought some folks may find the thing entertaining.​

The (working) link to the healthy life expectancy calculator (from the OP) follows:

HLE Calculator
 
Lose weight, lose weight.

That is all I have to say.
 
From: "This calculator will guess how many healthy years of life you have left"

As the old saying goes, the only things certain in life are death and taxes. While death is inevitable, the quality of life you experience until death is often within an individual’s control.

This is what our team at the Goldenson Center for Actuarial Research chose to focus on by developing a rigorous measure of quality of life. How many healthy years of life do you have ahead before you become unhealthy?​

Try out the calculator and see how long you have left.


Note:
I'm not asking anyone to share their results. I'm not because I don't care how much longer anyone thinks you have left. I merely thought some folks may find the thing entertaining.​

I'm going to live to be 99 according to the HLE calculator.
I hope so. I'll let you know when I get there.... :) My aunt lived to 95 and she only passed then because she was dx'd with Alzheimer's in her late 80(s).
 
It was entertaining. I can increase my life by 19.8 months if I get more sleep. LOL It says I got 98.3 years. Eh. Do I want to live to 100?

I'll take it under consideration. :D
 
I'm going to live to be 99 according to the HLE calculator.
I hope so. I'll let you know when I get there.... :) My aunt lived to 95 and she only passed then because she was dx'd with Alzheimer's in her late 80(s).

Mine says 97.5 even with being overweight and drinking often :shrug: although it says the last 4.8 years wont be so good
 
I don't trust any death calculator that doesn't take into account a possible zombie apocalypse.
 
How disappointing...

It says I will live to be 80. I wasn't planning to make it to 60 and now I have to plan for 20 extra years. That sux.
 
It was entertaining. I can increase my life by 19.8 months if I get more sleep. LOL It says I got 98.3 years. Eh. Do I want to live to 100?

I'll take it under consideration. :D

You will likely have the opportunity to get more sleep as you age.
 
How disappointing...

It says I will live to be 80. I wasn't planning to make it to 60 and now I have to plan for 20 extra years. That sux.

Oh man! It said I'm dead already! (Just kidding)

Yeah, that's what it said about me, I have to plan for another 22 years or so. :shrug: OK.
 
What would Tyler Durden do? (Think about it.)
 
84.6...that's old enough for me in this world...
 
You are a braver man than I am, Gunga Din.

But it's not necessary for me. I plan to live forever. So far, so good!

I was immortal for years and I survived. Many didn't. Survive immortality, I mean.
 
I don't trust any death calculator that doesn't take into account a possible zombie apocalypse.

I got my preparations in place.
 
I can probably live till a very ripe old age. I have many long-lived relatives, my maternal grandfather lived to his 90s, my maternal great-grandmother lived to her 100s. My paternal grandfather died at 97.
 
Mine says I have 17 more healthy years, followed by 6 of increasing decrepitude. I can extend it if I drink less, sleep more and don't get fat. My genes protect me from obesity, I'm all for spending more time in bed, some day. The jury's out on the drinking issue.
 
I'm good with mine, it's damn near identical to what I've anticipated with family checking out around mid 80's, but they all had happy healthy lives up until the last year or so.
 
My predicted life expectancy is 87.1 years, with the last four not being so good. So maybe I should jump off a bridge at 83.
 
I think this is important but more important is to keep moving.

Moving and losing weight kind of complement each other.

According to a report on world obesity from 2017:

1. Cook Islands – 50.80%
2. Palau- 47.60%
3. Nauru- 45.60%
4. Samoa- 43.40%
5. Tonga- 43.30%
6. Niue- 43.20%
7. Marshall Islands- 42.80%
8. Qatar- 42.30%
9. Kiribati- 40.60%
10. Tuvalu- 40.30%
11. Kuwait- 39.70%
12. United Arab Emirates- 37.20%
13. Federated States of Micronesia – 37.20%
14. Fiji- 36.40%
15. Bahamas – 36.20%
16. Vanuatu- 35.40%
17. Bahrain – 35.10%
18. Saudi Arabia – 34.70%
19. United States of America – 33.70%

At least we aren't number 1.
 
This calculator is too generous.

For fun just put in that you rarely exercise, health level is poor, diet is poor, sleep less than 5 hours a night, smoke and 8+ drinks a week. And it still gave me 77.7 years. Nah
 
From: "This calculator will guess how many healthy years of life you have left"

As the old saying goes, the only things certain in life are death and taxes. While death is inevitable, the quality of life you experience until death is often within an individual’s control.

This is what our team at the Goldenson Center for Actuarial Research chose to focus on by developing a rigorous measure of quality of life. How many healthy years of life do you have ahead before you become unhealthy?​

Try out the calculator and see how long you have left.


Note:
I'm not asking anyone to share their results. I'm not because I don't care how much longer anyone thinks you have left. I merely thought some folks may find the thing entertaining.​

I'm sixty-two now, smoked since I was fourteen, never drink (except maybe once a year) I am about thirty pounds overweight and have Type 2 diabetes, but I get a wee bit of moderate exercise and I get lots of sleep.
I recently quit smoking, but I am pretty sure the damage was done a long time ago.
It says I have about 16 healthy years left but I disagree. I doubt I will be here ten years from now.
 
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