This study highlights how the mortality plateau in Barbi et al. [1] can be generated by low frequency, randomly distributed age misreporting errors. Furthermore, sensitivity of the late--life mortality plateau in Barbi et al. [1] to the 15 particular age range selected for regression is illustrated. Collectively, the simulation of age misreporting errors in late--life human mortality data and a less specific model choice than that of Barbi et al. [1] highlight a clear alternative hypothesis to the cessation of ageing. 20
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