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The likelihood of making it past 2-10 years old depends on modern medicine and civilization. So does marking it up to 55-80
by tuxone 7y ago
The likelihood of making it past 2-10 years old depends on modern medicine and civilization. So does marking it up to 55-80
- Ensorceled 7y agoYou are agreeing with the parent on the first part and simply disagreeing with the parent, without any evidence, on the second part.
- glenneroo 7y agoI understood GP's comment to mean that modern medicine and civilization are the reason for both parts.
- Amezarak 7y agoThe effect of modern medicine is actually mostly muted in the data, excluding infant mortality, because of other factors (diet, fitness, environment.) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2672390/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2672390/ Between 1850-1880, life expectancy in England was as long or longer than it is now. This predates antibiotics and nearly all vaccines, let alone what we today think of as advanced medical care.