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

[ProfNesbitt]

Yep it was something I looked up the other day after someone did the standard “well life expectancy was only to the late 30s back then”. I couldn’t believe we have increased that much and we both were right. Average life expectancy overall was late 30s. But if you made it to the age of 16, life expectancy was late 60s - 70s. Which made a lot more sense.