> most people who survived childhood would easily live to 60/70
"Excluding child mortality, the average life expectancy during the 12th–19th centuries was approximately 55 years...if a person survived childhood, they had about a 50% chance of living 50–55 years, instead of only 25–40 years" [1][a].
"Excluding child mortality, the average life expectancy during the 12th–19th centuries was approximately 55 years...if a person survived childhood, they had about a 50% chance of living 50–55 years, instead of only 25–40 years" [1][a].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_expectancy
[a] http://sirguillaume.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Old_Age-H...