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>Somewhat belied by the fact that all of the positives were among children under the age of 1. They didn’t make it very far. The average life expectancy of som
by ribosometronome 3y ago
>Somewhat belied by the fact that all of the positives were among children under the age of 1. They didn’t make it very far.
The average life expectancy of someone with Trisomy 21 was only 10 as recently as 1960.
- mytailorisrich 3y agoIn addition, I believe that infant mortality in ancient Rome was perhaps 30% (so 1/3 died before one). I don't know if that can be generalised but it was tough for everyone to begin with.
- inglor_cz 3y agoMortality of young children was historically so high that some cultures didn't even give them names until they were 5 or so, to avoid emotional attachment.
- Tabular-Iceberg 3y agoEmotionally cold parents in the most vital stages of development probably didn’t help their chances of survival either.