>I would assume also because people also just didn't live as long back then. This is false. The statistic doesn't imply this. Longevity has not increased signi

>I would assume also because people also just didn't live as long back then. This is false. The statistic doesn't imply this. Longevity has not increased significantly, it's that life expectancy from birth has increased because childhood illness became less of a concern. Once at adult age people generally still lived long, ignoring accidents which really wouldn't be a concern for the type of people who would be justices.