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> and why would it be that low if there wasn’t a lot of people who wanted that? Not to detract from your other points, which I agree with, but ... according to
by beagle3 7y ago
> and why would it be that low if there wasn’t a lot of people who wanted that?
Not to detract from your other points, which I agree with, but ... according to e.g. [0], and I've found similar data in other places, life expectancy for a girl in the victorian era was ~40. So you can't judge the number 12 by today's standards.
[0] https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-life-expectancy-like-during-Victorian-England https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-life-expectancy-like-duri...
- throwawayhhakdl 7y agoLife expectancy includes infant and child mortality and thus is commonly misunderstood. Given that you’re already alive and healthy at age 12, your personal life expectancy is going to be higher than the population mean.
- buckminster 7y agoYes, the post-childhood life expectancy in Victorian England was 73. For all the money spent on medicine and public health we've barely moved it.