Infections and fevers are mostly not life threatening. I've had some surgeries but none that were absolutely necessary.
But in terms of teeth pulling, that has been around for a while, although in primitive societies all their teeth tend to grow in right due to a more natural diet.
Yes, childhood mortality heavily skewed past life expectancies.
That skews the average. Though its true there is some improvement for those making it past 30, it's just not as remarkable as people imply by using the average. That's the thesis of the video
Most of us? No.
Infections and fevers are mostly not life threatening. I've had some surgeries but none that were absolutely necessary.
But in terms of teeth pulling, that has been around for a while, although in primitive societies all their teeth tend to grow in right due to a more natural diet.
You already said it yourself
That skews the average. Though its true there is some improvement for those making it past 30, it's just not as remarkable as people imply by using the average. That's the thesis of the video
Life expectancy is higher due to hygiene and food supply. Basically, you should thank civil engineers and garbagemen and farmers.
The more cogent number would be 'conditional life expectancy' -- that is, if you make it to 10 years old, then what is your life expectancy.