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But population was much younger as life expectancy was shorter.
by Rexxar 6y ago
But population was much younger as life expectancy was shorter.
- buttscicles 6y agoYounger but presumably in worse health. Don't think it's a straightfoward comparison.
- nradov 6y agoThe world population in 1889 was actually in better health relative to the co-morbid conditions that cause bad COVID-19 outcomes. Levels of obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and other chronic diseases were all much lower. Partly that was because people ate less and moved more, but also unhealthy people just died sooner so they weren't around to be infected by a virus.