Examples of life expectancy in a Sentence
improvements in diet that have resulted in greater life expectancy for many people
calculating the life expectancies of different social groups
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But rurality alone doesn't explain the gap in life expectancy.
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Arielle Zionts, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2024
With her type of cancer, life expectancy is often measured in months rather than years.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Fink says that Social Security is in crisis because life expectancy is rising.
—Randi Weingarten, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
Since 1990, global life expectancy increased by 6.2 years, mainly due to reductions in death from diarrhea and lower respiratory infections and better outcomes for people suffering from a stroke or ischemic heart disease.
—Alex Tanzi/bloomberg, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
Magnesium was also found to protect telomeres from shortening, which are linked to aging and life expectancy.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
But Fink says the creation of the Social Security system was based on shorter life expectancies, when the majority of people who contributed fund didn't live long enough enough to be paid in retirement.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
In 2022, a 1.1-year increase brought overall life expectancy at birth to 77.5 years, according to final data published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
Among the predictors of people’s happiness are not just economic well-being, the report says, but also other factors including freedom, life expectancy and social support.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2024
Arielle Zionts, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2024
With her type of cancer, life expectancy is often measured in months rather than years.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Fink says that Social Security is in crisis because life expectancy is rising.
—Randi Weingarten, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
Since 1990, global life expectancy increased by 6.2 years, mainly due to reductions in death from diarrhea and lower respiratory infections and better outcomes for people suffering from a stroke or ischemic heart disease.
—Alex Tanzi/bloomberg, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
Magnesium was also found to protect telomeres from shortening, which are linked to aging and life expectancy.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
But Fink says the creation of the Social Security system was based on shorter life expectancies, when the majority of people who contributed fund didn't live long enough enough to be paid in retirement.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
In 2022, a 1.1-year increase brought overall life expectancy at birth to 77.5 years, according to final data published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
Among the predictors of people’s happiness are not just economic well-being, the report says, but also other factors including freedom, life expectancy and social support.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2024
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“Life expectancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20expectancy. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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