FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year agoIn the olden days, when people got married a lot younger, there were probably lots of grandparents in their thirtiesmessage-squaremessage-square26linkfedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down15
arrow-up158arrow-down1message-squareIn the olden days, when people got married a lot younger, there were probably lots of grandparents in their thirtiesFreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square26linkfedilink
minus-squareVindictiveJudge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoMedian lifespan was also fairly close to ours even though the average was way down. High infant and child mortality rates skews things.
minus-squareHM King Charles III DG FD@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoI actually did the maths. My grandfather and his siblings in his family had an average age of like 50. But it’s because two of his siblings died before their first birthday and one shortly after. The next person to die was like 60.
Median lifespan was also fairly close to ours even though the average was way down. High infant and child mortality rates skews things.
I actually did the maths. My grandfather and his siblings in his family had an average age of like 50. But it’s because two of his siblings died before their first birthday and one shortly after. The next person to die was like 60.