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Life expectancy was only 30 years
Life in the Dark Ages was much more dangerous than it is today. The life expectancy was only 30 years due to high infant mortality. Imagine a family of four: two adults, two children. The first child dies shortly after birth, the second survives to 70, and parents pass away at 35 and 60 years old. Thus, the average life expectancy in this family is 41 years. But this does not mean that everyone was dying after 40. The hardest part was surviving childhood.
