It would take detailed research to check on it—if parents die, babies and small children are less likely to survive.
Now that I’m thinking about it, I’ve got some skepticism about the census figures. I’m not saying they’re wildly off, but they’ve got to be less accurate than censuses in first world countries.
What about the hypothesis that terrorism, civil war, and poverty lower the median age by increasing the adult death rate?
It would take detailed research to check on it—if parents die, babies and small children are less likely to survive.
Now that I’m thinking about it, I’ve got some skepticism about the census figures. I’m not saying they’re wildly off, but they’ve got to be less accurate than censuses in first world countries.