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Forecasting frontier mortality with generalised additive models Mortality rates differ across countries and years, and the country with the lowest mortality has historically tended to change over time. Following the classic Science paper by Oeppen and Vaupel (2002), for any given year a hypothetical mortality ‘frontier’ can be defined as the lower limit of the force of mortality at each age, taken across all countries. It is expected that change in this frontier reflects global technological and medical advances, which may display a more stable trend over time than the patte...

Daily Beast: Reaching such a ripe old age isn’t uncommon among the British ruling family—in fact, my analysis shows that on average they live an additional 30 years compared with their subjects. I looked at the duration of life of the last six British monarchs, along with the longevity of their spouses and children—in total 27 royals. What it reveals is a fascinating and familiar story for those of us who study aging and longevity for a living. As a professor of epidemiology and biostatistics, I had previously observed the exact same phenomenon among U.S. presidents—they also tend t...

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The Conversation: Why British royals tend to outlive their subjects by 30 years 14 Apr, 2021 12:53 AM 5 minutes to read What's the secret to Prince Philip's longevity? Photo / Getty Images Other In the UK it is customary to receive a personalised message from the queen on your 100th birthday – such is the relative rarity of reaching the milestone. Reaching such a ripe old age isn't uncommon among the British ruling family – in fact, my analysis shows that on average they live an additional 30 years compared with their subjects. I looked at the duration of life of the last six British mona...

Prince Philip died at 99. Living to such a ripe old age isn't unusual for UK royals. Nor is it surprising, argues an expert on aging and longevity.