Re: [OT] was Re: [LoGH] Life expectancy
Lee Thompson (thompsonl@logh.net)
Wed, 13 Dec 2000 19:20:38 -0800
On Wed, 13 Dec 2000 19:42:30 -0600, you wrote:
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> The life expectancy of Ancient Greece was 30-35, right?
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> It's not uncommon to find people living until their 80's-90's today.
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> These are not equivalent. Much of the increase of life expectancy in the
> last century or two is the reduction of infant and child mortality.
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> Also, it's been less improvement in medicine than public sanitation (water,
> sewage, food storage, etc.).
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> In more recent decades, medicine has 'come into it's own', though.
>
> Trying to extend these trends into the future makes real scientists quake
> at night. ;->= I know I can't.
Life Expectancy in LoGH is actually a bit shorter than it is now from my
research into the series.
The primary cause of this is the Galactic War (in fact this is a plot point);
moreover on the Imperial side there are assassinations and very spartan health
care.
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Lee Thompson
thompsonl@logh.net
