HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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17 years old
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15 years old
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21 years old
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30 years old
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Detailed explanation-1: -Life expectancy for men and women A male child born in the United States today will live to be 74.5 years old on average. This puts the male citizens of the US in 47th place in this ranking. On average, US women are 5.7 years older, reaching an age of 80.2.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Registrar General reported in 1841 that the average life expectancy for labourers in urban areas were 15 in Liverpool, 19 in Leeds, 39 in Rutland and 17 in Manchester. Hence, Option A is correct. In rural areas of England it was 40 years of age but was only 35 in London and an alarming 25 in Haley.
Detailed explanation-3: -High infant mortality rates was a major issue during this time. The average life expectancy in England was about 39-40 years old.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the pre-modern, poor world life expectancy was around 30 years in all regions of the world. The estimates by historian James Riley shown here suggest that there was some variation, between different world regions, but in all world regions life expectancy was well below 40 years.