That's expectancy at birth. If you made it to 20, you were likely to make it to 60, even in the mid 1800s. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/

That's expectancy at birth. If you made it to 20, you were likely to make it to 60, even in the mid 1800s. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/lifeexpectancies/articles/howhaslifeexpectancychangedovertime/2015-09-09 https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsde...