Infant mortality rates must have been utterly horrendous, given how many people made it to their 50s and older in the middle ages.
Don't you just love this party? Everything's so fancy, and there's some kind of hot cheese over there.
Kaylee ,'Shindig'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Connie Neil - Jul 28, 2009 9:30:49 am PDT #1028 of 30001
brillig
StuntHusband - Jul 28, 2009 9:41:27 am PDT #1029 of 30001
Electromagnetic candy! - Stark
It are varmisch outside! Even Morbo is upset.
Calli - Jul 28, 2009 10:02:12 am PDT #1030 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Infant mortality rates were and are a significant factor in life expectancy, but so are other factors. For example, compare the life expectancy of people in Ethiopia and Malawi:
Ethiopia:
Life expectancy at birth m/f (years): 55/58
Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births): 123
Malawi:
Life expectancy at birth m/f (years): 49/51
Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births): 120
Ethiopia has a slightly higher infant mortality rate, but also a higher life expectancy. In this particular case, one of the key factors is HIV:
Ethiopia, Adult HIV rate: ~2.25%
Malawi, Adult HIV rate: ~12.0%
(Figures from the World Health Organization.)
Jesse - Jul 28, 2009 10:12:02 am PDT #1031 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Related to Bill O'Rielly, I hate it when people say that doing something "lowers the risk of death". I am pretty sure my risk of death is 100%
That's my pet peeve too!!
Yeah, a lot of how modern life expectancy is higher than it was a couple hundred years ago is attributable to lower infant mortality and childhood disease.
You know, I hadn't really thought about that. Now I feel kind of dopey.
Calli - Jul 28, 2009 10:27:05 am PDT #1032 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
California-istas, your state's problems have been solved.
Phew! Now we can go back to worrying about fluoridated water.
msbelle - Jul 28, 2009 10:30:01 am PDT #1033 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I will continue raising my fist and complaining about too many damn people in general.
Toddson - Jul 28, 2009 10:35:16 am PDT #1034 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
msbelle, I was having sympathy itches for you.
Hope things are going as well as possible.
Polter-Cow - Jul 28, 2009 10:37:42 am PDT #1035 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
California-istas, your state's problems have been solved.
Brilliant! Thank you, Captain Optimistic from Naivedonia.
msbelle - Jul 28, 2009 10:39:52 am PDT #1036 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
shockingly enough, I have no itches.
Gudanov - Jul 28, 2009 10:41:27 am PDT #1037 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
I found her too cunning to be understood.