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Off topic, but based on the discussions here. I'm seeing a lot of discussion here about how the lifespan of humans (not counting infant and teen mortality rate
by ColanR 7y ago
Off topic, but based on the discussions here.
I'm seeing a lot of discussion here about how the lifespan of humans (not counting infant and teen mortality rates) may not have improved much in the last thousand years. As a tangential question, does that mean all our medical progress has a) improved infant mortality and b) counteracted the unhealthiness of modern life, and not done much for us beyond that?
- lordnacho 7y agoFrom what I've read that's right. Kids don't die on nearly the same scale, likewise mothers giving birth. Nutrition has gotten better, which helps immune system strength. We know what causes a lot of diseases and can protect against their spread. Both reactively in terms of illnesses people get and in terms of prevention such as vaccines and warnings about smoking. Even then there are records of famous ancient people like Egyptian kings who lived to what we'd still consider a ripe old age now.