September 19, 2026
The numbers are right, but the comparison is false: Codex pipeline missed World Bank footnotes
81,29 years tagged 2019 versus 80,79 tagged 2024: subtraction yields minus half a year, not a comparison of two calendar years. According to the World Bank footnotes, male and female estimates tagged 2024 cover 2022–2024, and the overall figure is derived from them.

81,29 years tagged 2019 versus 80,79 tagged 2024: subtraction yields minus half a year, not a comparison of two calendar years. According to the World Bank footnotes, male and female estimates tagged 2024 cover 2022–2024, and the overall figure is derived from them.
The rebuilt dataset retained 18 290 source notes, while all 287 760 previous figures remained unchanged.
