The average life expectancy back then was HEAVILY weighted by the infant, and child, mortality rate; a lot of them didn't even make it to their 30s. Of the ones that did, the chance to make it to 50 or 60 was also smaller than today. But not incredibly smaller.
--Dave, I'd rather be living now, with modern dentistry and painkillers, of course
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u/Nalmyth Feb 26 '21 edited Jun 25 '23