The human condition second edition5/9/2023 ![]() 1ĭuring the same period about half of all children died in Bavaria (Germany), and in France the mortality rate was about 45%. Looking at the statistical records for the first three decades – the period from 1750 to 1780 – we find that 40% of children died before the age of 15. It was the first country to establish an office for population statistics: the Tabellverket, founded in 1749. Sweden is a country that has particularly good historical, demographic data. But how common? How do we know? And what can we learn from our history?Īrcheologists and historians have brought together data from many places and time periods across the world which lets us piece together a picture of our past. We all know that child deaths were more common in the past. ![]() A child dying is one of the most dreadful tragedies one can imagine. ![]()
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