Carnegie Mellon University researchers launched the Death Risk Rankings website in August of 2009 to calculate the odds of a person's death in a certain time period based on a variety of factors.http://deathriskrankings.com
The site cannot predict anyone's actual death, but uses mortality statistics to determine the risk based on location, cause of death, age, race and gender.http://deathriskrankings.com
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Created by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University
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Launched in August of 2009
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Calculates the risk of death over a certain time period
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Uses known mortality statistics
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Cannot predict an actual death, rather the probability of a person's death based on several factors
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Uses location, age, race and gender to determine risk of certain causes of death
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Part of the Center for the Study and Improvement of Regulation's study on traffic safety, mortality risk, vehicle technology and hospital admissions
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Leading researchers
Paul S. Fischbeck, David Gerard, Jeria Quesenberry, Barbara Gengler and a Carnegie Mellon University student team
