Periodic Reporting for period 1 - HistoricEpi (Quantiative Study of Major Historic Epidemics and Transitions to longer, healthier lives)

Just 150 years ago, one in five Europeans died in infancy, life expectancy was ~40 years, and infectiosu diseases were the leading causes of death. But during 1880-1910 life expectancy rose dramatically as infectious disease mortality plummeted. This “2nd epidemiological...