Hmmm I disagree.
They still both affect the life expectancy.
What if the 17 year old died crossing the street, legally, because the 107 year old hit him because he didnt see the stop sign.
I understand your premise but your logic is flawed.
The 107 year was once 17 but the 17 year old will never be 107. It is much rarer to live to 107 than 17.
The life insurance business actuaries calculate mortality rates. Men have lower life expectancies because of leading riskier lifestyles.
I agree it is exceedingly rare for a man to reach 107. So rare that it is not relevant to this discussion. It is however, not rare for a teenage male to kill himself doing a high risk activity. It happens all the time and with not just one fatality but multiple fatalities in one accident. Men also have risky jobs such as logging, construction, mining, oil exploration, combat armed forces service, etc. Women rarely participate in such professions. Men smoke more and drink more also which are higher risk activities. Men as a whole do more bad things than women.
So, while most people look at reports of life expectancy for men and women and think it is about health, it is about much more than health issues. It is also about lifestyle issues.
