COVID-19 Fun Fact as of Sept 21

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The Median Age for COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. is 74.
Americans 74 or older make up less than 7% of the U.S. population
Life expectancy in the U.S. is 79.1 years

78.6% of COVID-19 deaths in Texas are people over 60, with 57.7% over 70.

If the young people figure this out, old farts like me might be in trouble.

What are the demographics of the US population?
The population is distributed by age as follows:
0–14 years: 18.62% (male 31,255,995/female 29,919,938)
15–24 years: 13.12% (male 22,213,952/female 21,137,826)
25–54 years: 39.29% (male 64,528,673/female 64,334,499) < So 71% of the U.S. population has an extremely low risk of dying from COVID-19, unless they have a serious health issue.
55–64 years: 12.94% (male 20,357,880/female 21,821,976)
65 years and over: 16.03% (male 22,678,235/female 28,376,817)