esperanza de vida - History Lab https://historylab.es Fri, 20 May 2022 15:03:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg esperanza de vida - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Life expectancy at birth (second half of the 18th century in mainland Spain) https://historylab.es/life-expectancy-at-birth-second-half-of-the-18th-century-in-mainland-spain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=life-expectancy-at-birth-second-half-of-the-18th-century-in-mainland-spain Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:28:52 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/esperanza-de-vida-al-nacimiento-segunda-mitad-del-siglo-xviii-en-espana-continental/ Life expectancy in the different Spanish provinces during the second half of the 18th century

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]]> Life expectancy is a synthetic indicator that measures the average lifespan of a generation. During the 18th century, life expectancy was around 28 years, although other authors have suggested the possibility of 27 or 25 years. Infectious diseases were mainly responsible for the short lifespan, and were a scourge of Spanish villages, towns and cities. In addition, 1796 saw a fundamental event in the fight against infectious diseases: Jenner’s discovery of antivariol vaccination, which was quickly and favourably known. However, the above figures do not reflect Spanish levels. There are strong disparities between the territories, always within the parameters of the Ancien Régime. Similarly, there is a wide area of moderate mortality, consisting of a large part of coastal Spain, with a life expectancy of between 29 and 32 years.

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