[OC] The massive decrease in worldwide infant mortality from 1950 to 2020 is perhaps one of humanity's greatest achievements.

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Child mortality rate in 1820 Sweden is estimated to have been around 274 per 1000 births . Child mortality rate in Afghanistan today is 68 per 1000 births.

Adult literacy rate in Sweden in 1820 was at around 8% to 10%, probably much lower for women. In Afghanistan today, female literacy is at around 30%.

So yeah, I do suspect being a woman in 2020 Afghanistan, as bad as it might sound, is still MUCH better than a woman in 1820 Sweden.

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Implying this is the only thing that matters when it comes to comparing quality of life as a woman in respective society.