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<blockquote data-quote="grubstake" data-source="post: 654956" data-attributes="member: 4012"><p>This confusion of life expectancy with lifespan, is an all too common fallacy. Life expectancy is a statistical construct, based on the average age at death of all people in a population from birth. The very high death rates of babies, infants and children up until several decades into the 20th century, are reflected in correspondingly low life expectancy figures. However, I think you'll find that the majority of Australian men who survived long enough to enter the workforce in those days, would have still been around at pension age, just like today.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20181002-how-long-did-ancient-people-live-life-span-versus-longevity[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="grubstake, post: 654956, member: 4012"] This confusion of life expectancy with lifespan, is an all too common fallacy. Life expectancy is a statistical construct, based on the average age at death of all people in a population from birth. The very high death rates of babies, infants and children up until several decades into the 20th century, are reflected in correspondingly low life expectancy figures. However, I think you'll find that the majority of Australian men who survived long enough to enter the workforce in those days, would have still been around at pension age, just like today. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20181002-how-long-did-ancient-people-live-life-span-versus-longevity[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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