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"Getting through childhood was no guarantee of a long life: in 1900, the average life expectancy in the US was 46 years for men and 48 years for women." Nnnngg
by dash2 5y ago
"Getting through childhood was no guarantee of a long life: in 1900, the average life expectancy in the US was 46 years for men and 48 years for women."
Nnnnggg no, that's not how averages work.
Interesting article though.
- MiscIdeaMaker99 5y agoPlease explain how averages work.
- bombcar 5y agoThe average life expectancy is from birth - so it includes infant mortality. You need to find the average life expectancy of someone in their 20s.
- robbedpeter 5y agoThe distribution of ages wasn't hugely different except at the ends of the bell curve. Now, many more people make it past infancy and live past 75.
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