Eight billion people currently have this condition, and they’ve all survived so far.

And really, in the end, the global death rate is 100%—everyone dies.

[everyone dies eventually, so to save money let’s all go in on a single gravestone together]

… or do they? Strictly speaking, the observed death rate for the human condition is something like 93%—that is, around 93% of all humans have died. This means the death rate among humans who were not members of The Beatles is significantly higher than the 50% death rate among humans who were.

• https://what-if.xkcd.com/27/

You can say that experiencing life is, in fact, necessary for death