Life Expectancy of the Tokugawa Shogun Family Estimated from Edo Period Historical Records
The life expectancy of the Tokugawa Shogun family is lower than that of modern Japanese, despite their status as the supreme elite class in Edo-period Japan. This reduced life expectancy is primarily attributed to high infant mortality rates, though survival rates for individuals aged 10 and above remained relatively consistent.
Authors
- Hisashi Fujita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0582-6744)
- Hiroomi Tsumura
- Dong Hoon Shin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8032-1266)
- Shinya Matsukawa
Institutions
- Kanazawa University (JP)
- Doshisha University (JP)
- Seoul National University (KR)
- New Generation University College (ET)
- The Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research
- Published
- 2025-05-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4235/agmr.25.0008
- Primary Topic
- Japanese History and Culture
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00