Are we really living longer than people in the past?

One pots or two?

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Walk around a cemetery and it seems like there are plenty of dead adults from 100+ years ago

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I bet there are. Done cracked the code, amigo.

Yes. And it's terrible if the person has serious issues. Modern
medicine prolongs the suffering of the patient and the family. I'm up to my eyeballs in elderly care. Zero quality of life and just ornery. Holy hell.

Yellow fever. Malaria. Polio. Widespread smoking. Excessive drinking (usually alcohol was cleaner than water). Extremely grueling manual jobs that exposed you to risk of injury/death and long term disabilities. No antibiotics. No hand washing. Wars.

Living past 40 was a big deal for many centuries.

We only had the challenge of taking care of a large number of elderly just recently (social security, pensions, elder-specific healthcare). Talking just this past century.

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MBclass83

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Hats off to you. So many are in the same boat. They tell me their parents reverted back to being children and the children are now being parents.

Be strong for them!

Yes. The average adult life span is longer, even if you remove infant mortality.

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I’d wager the people who could afford headstones also were more financially well off. And a better financial status usually means a longer life span. There are a lot of dead whose families could not afford such things as a proper burial. So, there are no dates to see.

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This really is an excellent point

It’s increasing.

I saw a terrifying video from a doctor talking about how effective healthcare is if people go to regular checkups. They can keep pretty much anyone alive for a really long time. It’s quality of life and the burden on families and society that will be the most affected.

Yes, that's what happens with advancement in medicine

Thank you. Im not a patient person to begin with. Soon they will need more care than I am able to give. They have reverted back to children. They take so many meds that I cannot keep up with it. It's taking me away from my family for weeks at a time.