Yes, that is the case. Look up the Human Mortality Database and it's documentation if you're truly interested. I would say 200+ years of quite adequate data is

Yes, that is the case. Look up the Human Mortality Database and it's documentation if you're truly interested. I would say 200+ years of quite adequate data is available for some countries (perhaps undercounting things like infant mortality). My view is that Napoleon taught us well to register future and former tax payers.