Greater than 1 in 7 chance of McCain dying in next four years

Actuarial tables suggest that John McCain has between a 14.2% and 15.1% chance of dying in his first term of office should he be elected president. The chances rise to 1 in 3 of him dying before the end of a second term.

“And that doesn’t factor in individual medical history, such as McCain’s battles with potentially lethal skin cancer,” as the article points out.


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Published: Sep 04 2008

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