The data in the article shows that life expectancy was significantly lower among European elites than it is now. At 30, in the period they consider expected ag

The data in the article shows that life expectancy was significantly lower among European elites than it is now. At 30, in the period they consider expected age of death was in the 60-70 range. Now it's in the high 80s among ALL europeans in the region they consider, which seems like a pretty big difference. "Seems like the amount of things we die from increased to match what we’re able to cure" This is always going to be approximately true, unless we end up living forever somehow.