# How many cells divide..

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 8, 2000, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cells-divide/24985 "2000-07-08T23:59:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 8, 2000, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cells-divide/24985/1 "2000-07-08T23:59:55Z")

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every second in a normal healthy human body? I heard that 4.7 million cells are divided every second, if thats true, how many die every second on average?

Thanks,  
Ian

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**Author:** ![tcburnett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@tcburnett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tcburnett)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2000, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cells-divide/24985/2 "2000-07-09T01:30:32Z")

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Differs depending on the age of the person or animal. Less than are created in a young person, about the same as divide until about age 45, then more.