Research reveals decline in childhood mortality extended US women's lifespan by a year

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Research using mathematical modeling shows that the significant reduction in childhood mortality in the 20th century US indirectly led to a decrease in female mortality, extending the average female lifespan post-age 15 by about one year.

By Dr. Sushama R. Chaphalkar, PhD.May 12 2024Reviewed by Susha Cheriyedath, M.Sc. In a recent article published in the journal Scientific Reports, Matthew Zipple of Cornell University, USA, used mathematical modeling to assess the impact of childhood mortality in the United States in the 20th century on female mortality.

About the study The significant decline in the fraction of females experiencing child loss during the twentieth century shifted nearly all women of reproductive age in the US into a single group that had not experienced child loss, effectively aligning their mortality risk with that of non-bereaved females.

In a new publication out in @SciReports, I argue that reductions in the frequency of child loss in the 20th century extended female lifespan by about 1 year in the US, a previously undocumented source of increased longevity.https://t.co/cwtGY6V6l4 pic.twitter.com/Cv2v7GsexL

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