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Rising Life Expectancy : A Global History
Rising Life Expectancy A Global History Author:James C. Riley Between 1800 and 2000 life expectancy at birth rose from about 30 years to a global average of 67 years, and to more than 75 years in favored countries. This dramatic change was called a health transition, characterized by a transition both in how long people expected to live, and how they expected to die. Rising Life Expectancy examines the way... more » humans reduced risks to their survival, both regionally and globally, to promote world population growth and population aging.« less