Chapter 1 Patterns of Death, 1800-2020 : Global rates and causes
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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Taylor & Francis
2021
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