Give me some historical facts that will make me feel good about

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>>3159030
Maternal mortality in most Renaissance European cities was about 1 in 5. That's not per woman, that's per birth. It was usually caused by infections from cuts during the birthing, not the birthing itself; rural maternal mortality rates were enormously lower.

That did mean, however, that cities were almost always sausage-fests, and rarely could keep stable populations without a constant influx of immigration from the countryside.

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>>3159030
Assuming you're from a developed country you still live better than almost 80% of the world population.

And around 6316 people die each hour