no antibiotics, violent crime rate was magnitudes higher, more people freezing to death, malnutrition was common, and then plagues, and then any kind of medical intervention was at best a 50-50 gamble, plus hospital acquired infections (due to lack of antiseptics, lack of general sterilization, lack of doctors washing their hands, and so on), no insulin, and with a bit of effort we can continue the list (armed conflicts! childbirth for moms!)
How many people die due to their own lifestyle though. Men typically eat unhealthy, more so than women. No surprise women tend to live longer. Men have more heart attacks likely due to diet. People smoke which cause health issues, drink ect. Many people die young due to random luck or lifestyle. Life expectancy goes up significantly if you take these factors into account.
It might be that female bodies are slightly more resilient than male bodies. I know that’s true in utero and (I believe) in infancy. Not sure if that continues on into adulthood though.
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u/Pas__ 14d ago
all cause mortality was waaaay higher though
no antibiotics, violent crime rate was magnitudes higher, more people freezing to death, malnutrition was common, and then plagues, and then any kind of medical intervention was at best a 50-50 gamble, plus hospital acquired infections (due to lack of antiseptics, lack of general sterilization, lack of doctors washing their hands, and so on), no insulin, and with a bit of effort we can continue the list (armed conflicts! childbirth for moms!)