Is the death clock really able to accurately predict human lifespan?

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If you want to know your estimated life expectancy, you can visit a free website called Death Clock, which uses artificial intelligence (AI). Death Clock uses AI to analyze age, weight, and general outlook on life to make 'accurate' predictions about a person's likely time of death. Photo: Shutterstock/alexkich.

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The Death Clock app asks users to enter information about their lifestyle habits such as drinking, smoking, diet and exercise. Photo: Mail Online.

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After filling in all the information, users can be provided with predictions about their cause of death, how their life expectancy compares to others of the same sex and their body mass index (BMI). Photo: Mail Online.

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Death Clock predicts the user's lifespan and provides a countdown of the days, hours, minutes and seconds they will live until the "grim reaper" comes. Photo: businesstoday.

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However, the Death Clock website does not take into account family history, health conditions or mental health, which can affect a person's life expectancy. Photo: urfinguss/Getty Stock Image.

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In addition, the Death Clock website gives users some advice to live longer, such as exercising regularly for at least 30 minutes a day to reduce the risk of health problems such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer. Photo: linkedin.

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Death Clock also advises people to stay away from tobacco - the leading cause of lung cancer - and limit alcohol consumption. Photo: Jagran/thetatva.

Samuel Daniel

Update 18 February 2025