Interesting analysis but it suffers from an important flaw: everyone eventually dies from something, and in the modern age people don't die from "old age" anymore. They die from heart failure, or cancer, or pneumonia, even if they're 85 and their body has run its course.
So I think you need to look at "early" deaths, since those are the ones that are in theory "preventable". I'm not sure where to draw the line in terms of age -- maybe 65?
We then start to see a much clearer picture of the deaths that we actually care about, and the ones that we can potentially do something about to minimize.
While it would be nice for those who are 80 to live until they are 90, I'd argue that it's much more important to help those who are 50 live until they are 80.
So I think you need to look at "early" deaths, since those are the ones that are in theory "preventable". I'm not sure where to draw the line in terms of age -- maybe 65?
We then start to see a much clearer picture of the deaths that we actually care about, and the ones that we can potentially do something about to minimize.
While it would be nice for those who are 80 to live until they are 90, I'd argue that it's much more important to help those who are 50 live until they are 80.