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| From http://www.businessinsider.com/the-world-is-becoming-a-better-place-2014-10#ixzz3HumR3IGy |
Average life expectancy in England in 1843 was only 40 years. According to How the Mid-Victorians Worked, Ate and Died., those who survived being born, accidents & infections in the first five years of life lived to a ripe old age, despite no modern drugs or other medical technology.
This suggests that mortality between the ages of zero to five was ~50% back then. Yikes.
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1 comment:
I personally think that world is getting better. Even without talking about advances in medicine, people pay more attention to clean air and water and to the preserving environment.
When I have some doubts while thinking about world getting better, it is usually for the reason that most improvements have a downside. Like advances in medicine often prolong end-of-life suffering, and more affordable food allows more people to be sick from food over-consumption, even though I think it is preferable to the under-nutrition.
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