05-23-2011, 09:59 AM
I do not base this on any formal stats, but in some medical reports, and as a cop (who is present at any unattended death) I saw somewhat the same trend. Males in the late teens and eary 20s died almost always from violent causes, and there is a peak around age 20 of of people who die from criminal involvment. (I exclude warfare, which has a seperate trend and is specific to certain age cohorts.) Criminals usually kill other criminals. If you live to your mid-fifties you will probably live to your 70s or more. Deaths in the 30s and 40s are mostly from accidents and pre-disposed medical conditions. Romans had no deaths from drunk driving.There is a slight rise in deaths in the late 40s and early 50s in habitual criminals usually related to drugs (usually heroin) and alcohol use, with a recent spate of drug related murders. I think this group follows a specific age cohort. I think it is a concomitant of the sudden rise in AIDS and dirty needles.
I did not see the peak, or read any reference to anything to account for the peak at the age30ish which I would ask why? I know of nothing in the modern world to account for that, nor did I see it when I did Puebleo archaeology. I am curious as if this somthing spcific to Roman culture, or a localized phenomina. The mid 20s to the mid 30s seems to be the most stable of the modern population.
Ralph
I did not see the peak, or read any reference to anything to account for the peak at the age30ish which I would ask why? I know of nothing in the modern world to account for that, nor did I see it when I did Puebleo archaeology. I am curious as if this somthing spcific to Roman culture, or a localized phenomina. The mid 20s to the mid 30s seems to be the most stable of the modern population.
Ralph
