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Age at Death vs Rank

Average age at death broken down by rank group, based on 32,329 records with a known age.

Average Age at Death by Rank Group
Rank Group Records Min Age Avg Age Max Age Est. Birth Range
General / Flag Officer 18 36 51.3 70 1862–1968
Senior Officer 462 18 39.3 72 1851–1996
Junior Officer 4,218 16 27.8 74 1852–1995
Warrant Officer / Sr NCO 628 17 34.4 73 1859–1993
NCO 5,047 17 30.5 82 1833–1994
Other Rank / Unclassified 21,956 1 29.1 83 1818–1997
Age at Death Distribution (all ranks)
Estimated Births by Decade & Rank Group

Birth year estimated as year of death minus age at death (±1 year).