Elvis to Eminem: quantifying the price of fame through early mortality of European and North American rock and pop stars — Bellis et al. 61 (10): 896 — Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
From 3 to 25 years post fame, both North American and European pop stars experience significantly higher mortality (more than 1.7 times) than demographically matched populations in the USA and UK, respectively. After 25 years of fame, relative mortality in European (but not North American) pop stars begins to return to population levels. Five-year post-fame survival rates suggest differential mortality between stars and general populations was greater in those reaching fame before 1980.
歴代人気アルバムトップ1000のうち、1956年から1999年のミュージシャンを抽出。1064人いて、2005年までに100人が死亡。死亡年齢の中央値は北米41.78歳、欧州35.18歳。名声を得てから25年以内に死亡するリスクは一般人の1.7倍。だそうで。麻薬や酒にからんでが多いそう。