Indiana life insurance CEO says deaths are up 40% among people ages 18-64

Re:Indiana life insurance CEO says deaths are up 40% among p... by k2enemy on Sunday January 02, 2022 @11:31AM (#29770109)

It really isn't if you are starting from an extremely low baseline.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Indiana life insurance CEO says deaths are up 40% among p... by loeg on Sunday January 02, 2022 @11:46AM (#29770277)

Depends on historical variance, no? The baseline was half a percent of hundreds of millions of people. It’s a lot of additional deaths.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Indiana life insurance CEO says deaths are up 40% among p... by omosubi on Sunday January 02, 2022 @11:32AM (#29770119)

So we should just ignore these numbers? Does this not warrant more information about what is causing these deaths?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Indiana life insurance CEO says deaths are up 40% among p... by CoastalCoder on Sunday January 02, 2022 @11:38AM (#29770187)

I suspect you misunderstood the parent's point. Not being mind-boggling doesn't imply we should ignore it.

[ Parent | on HN ]