The decline is substantial. In the United States, the death rate dropped from over 500 per 100,000 people in 1950 to under 150 in 2021 — a four-fold decline. The reduction in France and the United Kingdom was even greater, with death rates falling five-fold.
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96 sats \ 2 replies \ @Signal312 7h
Decrease in smoking.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @oliverweiss 5h
And better healthcare and drugs, like the ones controlling blood sugar levels and many others.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nout 7h
Yeah, I think smoking decline is a big cause of this.
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21 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 9h
Is this why people are so much sicker, now? They would just have been dead 50 years ago.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @oliverweiss 6h
I assume that 50 years ago, people would have died from certain illnesses as well. Or a bullet. Or hardwork.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 5h
That first point would fit into the hypothesis. I'm not sure what the other two are about.
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