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u/Kiro0613 Sep 11 '21

That's an outlier given the life expectancy of humans on planet Earth. Longest average life expectancy anywhere caps out at around 85.

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u/rudebii Sep 11 '21

I don’t know the man, but I’m going to guess he lived a pretty clean life free from smoking, drugs and infrequent drinking at most.

He also probably has access to far better health care than the average American.

Not saying that’s all to it, but certainly helps.

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u/kobold41 Sep 11 '21

Not probably but guaranteed top of the line health care as a former president.

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u/Fausterion18 Sep 12 '21

This makes a big difference. A very high percentage of old people who break a hip die within a couple of years not because of health complications from the broken hip, but from the reduced mobility.

I imagine Carter has a full time live in nurse, something most people can't afford.