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> life expectancy was 47 Life expectancy for a child. A white person reaching the age of twenty would have an average life expectancy into their 60s. Which is
by GavinMcG 5y ago
> life expectancy was 47
Life expectancy for a child. A white person reaching the age of twenty would have an average life expectancy into their 60s. Which is still lower than today, of course, but I'm not convinced that the difference supports a conclusion about differing attitudes toward risk.
- inglor_cz 5y agoUnless they were killed on the battlefield ... this kind of risk seems to have gone down too in developed states, and that is pretty significant. Europe in the first half of the 20th century, with exception of a few lucky countries, was one big war graveyard.