These life expectancy stats are deceptive because they factor in infant mortality. In the days of yore, if one survived to the age of five, one's life expectanc

These life expectancy stats are deceptive because they factor in infant mortality. In the days of yore, if one survived to the age of five, one's life expectancy wasn't much lower than it is today [1]. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2625386/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2625386/