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Life expectancy in 1800, 1950 and 2015 (files.catbox.moe)
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[โ€“] KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

this data implies that everyone used to die at 30

No, it doesn't. Unless you don't know what life expectancy means.

[โ€“] 1rre@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

Life expectancy is how long you can expect to live from birth. It being 30 implies that you can expect to live 30 years, however in fact you'd most likely live <5 or >50 years