Concept information
Preferred term
life expectancy and the life span
Definition
- Two thousand years ago, in ancient Rome, the life expectancy of a newborn child was just 22 years. The life expectancy of a child born in the 1800s in Europe equaled 35 years. [Source: Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science; Life Expectancy and the Life Span]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/life_expectancy_and_the_life_span
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