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[–] 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is it? I always thought lower life expectancies were dragged down by infant mortality. Basically if you survive the crib you'd likely live into your 70s.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    When referring to diseases, yeah, but there was also a lot of death from wars and other violence, severe injuries from dangerous labor, and labor was pretty risky. If one was healthy and avoided injury they were certainly on par with modern life spans.

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