| A disability’s financial implications can be
even more disastrous than that of a premature
death. Death is certain to occur at some point,
while disability may never occur. However, for
most people death occurs after the income earning
years. During one’s income earning years, when
the financial impact is more strongly felt, disability
is a greater threat and more likely to occur.
Probability
of Disability vs. Death
| Age |
Ratio |
| 30
|
2.31
to 1 |
| 35
|
2.21
to 1 |
| 40
|
1.95
to 1 |
| 45
|
1.69
to 1 |
| 50
|
1.53
to 1 |
| 55
|
1.33
to 1 |
Source: 1985
Commissioners’ Disability Individual Table A
and 1980 CSO Mortality Table
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