Welcome to MY TASMANIA. A web site to detail the lives of my Tasmanian (Van Diemen's Land) ancestors. Also some general names, dates and places for Tasmanians in general.
RECENT HOBART DEATHS AND OTHER LIFE EVENTS
DATA FROM THE MERCURY, WEDNESDAY 29 APRIL 2020 TO WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2025 (2020 days). USUALLY UPDATED DAILY.
​Now including some legal (probate) claims data: 1 November 2022 - 12 NOVEMBER 2025 (Not resealed probate)
​INDIVIDUALS RECORDED
MALE: 7000
FEMALE: 6611
UNKNOWN GENDER: 28
TOTAL: 13639
​SUMMARY
OLDEST PERSON: 108 years old (39625 days)
YOUNGEST PERSON: 0 years old (0 days)
AVERAGE LIFE SPAN: 79 years (28884 days, 4126 weeks)
​MEDIAN AGE: 82 years
AGED OVER 100 YEARS: 159 (1.17%) *
* Includes notices with age but not full dates
NOTES ON DATA: Average life span ONLY includes those people for whom a birth AND death date are known. Not all entries provide this information.
After gathering this data for more than 3 years, I have found a book detailing our life span. The book is:
"Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman"
and a good read if the statistical data here is of interest.
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