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The Times of Our Lives: A history of longevity

Professor Christopher Dye · Gresham College

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Notwithstanding Bible stories, the average human lifespan has reached "three score years and ten" only through spectacular increases in the past two centuries, and only in the richer half of the world. Among the 60 million people who die each year, 10 million are children under five, mostly in poor countries. What do they die of, and why? Where in the world is health getting better, and where is it getting worse?

The talk

  1. The Times of Our Lives: A history of longevity 2006-09-28 · YouTube

Credits and licence

Institution
Gresham College
Speaker
Professor Christopher Dye
Year
2006
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Medicine and health
Source
Gresham College
Licence
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