Infant and child death in the human environment of evolutionary adaptation

Evolution and Human Behavior Vol/Iss. 34(3) Elsevier Published In Pages: 182-192
By Volk, Anthony A., Atkinson, Jeremy A.

Hypothesis

The estimated Environment of Evolutionary Adaptedness (EEA) infant and child mortality rate will be greater than the mortality rates in modern Western cultures.

Note

The estimated average (EEA) CMR (which combines data from contemporary hunter-gatherers, archaeology, and nonhuman primates) represents an approximately 5000% increase compared to mortality rates in contemporary Western nations.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
UNKNOWNSupported; no formal testUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Child MortalityUNKNOWNMortality
Infant MortalityUNKNOWNMortality