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

Agriculturalist populations will have lower infant and child mortality rates than hunter-gatherer populations.

Note

These rates are also significantly lower than that of historical populations.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
t-testSupportedp < 0.01UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Child MortalityDependentMortality
Infant MortalityDependentMortality
Subsistence TypeIndependentFood Quest