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 The difference comes from who is included in the life lengths, which were people of record on the books, which didn't include infant deaths.

Here was my source.  They only had data on 83 people, but I think the gist is there... the vibe of it.... the fact that it wasn't 28.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18359748/