Count the dead : coroners, quants, and the birth of death as we know it /

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"The global doubling of human life expectancy between 1850 and 1950 is arguably one of the most consequential developments in human history, undergirding massive improvements in human life and lifestyles. In 1850, Americans died at an average age of 30. Today, the average is almost 80. This sto...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Berry, Stephen William (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2022]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
1800-1999
Public health > United States > History.
Registers of births, etc. > United States > History.
Mortality > United States.
Santé publique > États-Unis > Histoire.
HISTORY / United States / General
Statistical services
Registers of births, etc.
Public health
Mortality
United States > Statistical services > History.
United States > Statistics, Vital > Social aspects.
United States > Statistics, Vital > History > 20th century.
United States > Statistics, Vital > History > 19th century.
United States
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Every body matters
  • The birth of death as we know it
  • The math of after
  • The power of a name
  • The temple of time.

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