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The History of Human Longevity

The History of Human Longevity

May 8, 2018November 13, 2020 Posted in facts of economic growth

Improved material well-being resulted in substantially longer lives. Infant mortality (defined as death within the first year of life) declined, and the life expectancy of those who survived infancy rose. Malnutrition and its associated diseases became less common, and the mass killers, famine and plague, receded…

Angus Maddisoneconomic growthhistorical datalongevityThe World Economy
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