Table 1.
Percentage (%) of the age of death of human populations throughout different periods.
| Young people | Adults | Old | Seniles | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–20 | 21–40 | 41–60 | 61–x | |||
| Australopithecus | (n. 173) | 58.4 | 41.6 | – | Mano 1975v | |
| Homo erectus | (n. 33) | 48.5 | 21.2 | 30.3 | – | Weidenreich 1943 et 1951 |
| H.s neanderthalensis | (n. 39) | 48.7 | 41.0 | 10.3 | – | Vallois 1960 |
| H.s sapiens | Fusté 1954 | |||||
| Paleolithic (sup.) | (n. 76) | 54.0 | 34.2 | 11.8 | – | Vallois 1960 |
| Mesolithic | (n. 71) | 38.2 | 57.8 | 3.5 | 0.7 | Vallois 1960 |
| Néo-Entolithic | (n. 101) | 39.6 | 41.6 | 17.8 | 1.0 | |
| Bronze (Autriche Mer) | (n. 273) | 24.2 | 39.9 | 28.6 | 7.3 | Vallois 1960 |
| Western mer. (1829 AD) | 54.0 | 12.2 | 12.8 | 21.0 | Vallois 1960 | |
| Western (1927 AD) | 18.1 | 11.9 | 22.6 | 47.4 | Vallois 1960 |
Life curve of Homo erectus and current populations (taken from Alciati, 1987) (2).