| Rising Life Expectancy: A Global History Contributor(s): Riley, James C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521002818 ISBN-13: 9780521002813 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $45.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2001 Annotation: 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 humans reduced risks to their survival, both regionally and globally, to promote world population growth and population aging. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Demography - History | World - General |
| Dewey: 304.645 |
| LCCN: 00050242 |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.02" W x 9.04" (0.78 lbs) 256 pages |