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Until about 1885, female newborns in Sweden had a similar risk of dying as 80-year-old women. “This progress has come from improvements in hygiene, clean water and sanitation, vaccination, nutrition, neonatal healthcare, and surgery.” https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/probability-of-dying-that-year-among-females-of-a-given-age?showSelectionOnlyInTable=1&country=~SWE