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I have heard this multiple times and I would love some citations because although most of the reduction in life expectancy may come from death at child birth, f
by linspace 5y ago
I have heard this multiple times and I would love some citations because although most of the reduction in life expectancy may come from death at child birth, for obvious mathematical reasons, I cannot believe wars, famine and disease don't account for anything
- watwut 5y agoAnd lack of antibiotics.
- fpoling 5y ago[1] shows pretty convincingly that probability of a dearth due to violence or war has not changed during the last 2000 years. What we perceive as peace is a consequence of extremely violent WWII and to lesser extent WWI that killed vastly more people even after accounting for population increase than wars in the 19th century. [1] - https://www.fooledbyrandomness.com/violence.pdf https://www.fooledbyrandomness.com/violence.pdf
- watwut 5y agoWWII was 80 years ago. So yes, when when we compare current mortality due to violenve with past, we don't count WWII as "current".