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You are indeed correct. The life expantancy increases is due to a reduction in child mortality. Take a look at the second chart in this article http://www.casey
by coin 14y ago
You are indeed correct. The life expantancy increases is due to a reduction in child mortality. Take a look at the second chart in this article http://www.caseyresearch.com/cdd/how-health-care-can-cost-so-much-despite-technology http://www.caseyresearch.com/cdd/how-health-care-can-cost-so...
It shows that if you made it to 75 in 1900, you can expect it make it to 80 today.
- cageface 14y agoThis is just one more instance in which the average is an extremely misleading statistic. The fact is that it's been true for a long time that if you survived childhood you had a good chance of living to a ripe old age, barring accidental death. We've just gotten a lot better at reducing child mortality.