Chapter 1 Patterns of Death, 1800-2020

This chapter provides a brief introduction to mortality patterns over the last two centuries, from a global perspective. The period witnessed enormous and ubiquitous rises in life expectancy at birth, from a global average of perhaps 30 years in 1800 to an estimated average of 72.6 years in 2019. Re...

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Main Author:	Davenport, Romola
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis 2021
Subjects:	mortality patterns death rates life expectancy causes of death disease patterns of mortality thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHB General and world history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTB Social and cultural history
Online Access:	https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/43003
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