The state of the world is pretty grim lately but check out this graph showing that throughout human history until recently, half of the people die before reaching the age of 15. Not even the convicted felon Donald Trump can take us back there. ourworldindata.org/child-mortal... - ThreadSky

davidho.bsky.social • 41 days ago

The state of the world is pretty grim lately but check out this graph showing that throughout human history until recently, half of the people die before reaching the age of 15. Not even the convicted felon Donald Trump can take us back there.

https://ourworldindata.org/child-mortality

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fatcat99.bsky.social•41 days ago

But he is going to try

jientho.bsky.social•40 days ago

This is practically all vaccines, yes? What else was killing significant numbers of kids?

mockgod.bsky.social•40 days ago

nuke!

fmcmillanwebster.bsky.social•40 days ago

Not for lack of trying though

nonviolence.bsky.social•41 days ago

For the first time in decades, things seem to change since 10 years? E.g. EU child excess mortality is up for the first time since a few years...
https://euromomo.eu/graphs-and-maps
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rdwoizey4rgr5p67zfdiqhx2/post/3lgftspzdsk27

leetwitterrefugee.bsky.social•41 days ago

MMWR stopped coming out yesterday, so yes he actually can take us back there, in just a few years.

unclesamson.bsky.social•40 days ago

The problem is if Trump ruins the World with his insanity, half of humanity may wish they had died at 15.

virtualis.bsky.social•39 days ago

I suspect this is the source of the zombie idea that we should work until we're 70, because life expectancy is up? Dear ole' Dad tells me "That doesn't make sense!" when I say it's not because we are living longer, it's because we aren't dying from the things we used to die from.

tfgray.bsky.social•41 days ago

But he’s giving it his best shot.

kenlos.bsky.social•41 days ago

rae808.bsky.social•41 days ago

Nice thought, but the health things going in place is not to support good living... Don't tell me to be happy because things were worse before Penicillin... When greed caps your graph the trend will go to zero...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BBKb7er3Go

ldodi149.bsky.social•40 days ago

That a challenge? Avian flu is knocking and agencies that should keep people abreast are told not to do so. At 50% large scale mortality, that will do some serious "go back in time" damage.

litthaddeusstevens.bsky.social•41 days ago

In 2028, I plan to win the presidency by campaigning on child immortality.

smolderingmulch.bsky.social•41 days ago

Nothing like an optimist...

johnmdanskin.bsky.social•41 days ago

Child mortality fell off of that cliff because of public health improvements. Trump is canceling public health, so he might not get us back to the 1500s, but he's going to try.

doumac.bsky.social•41 days ago

I sure hope UR correct. Decisions so far show zero respect, or care, for future generations. He will be responsible for death around the world.

When a person with his characteristics has absolute immunity and a nuclear button, where that lands nobody can predict.

We are in unknown territory.

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