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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For all Americans, average life expectancy at age 65 has risen since the 1930s by about 6.6 years, to about 84 and a half.—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025 The average life expectancy after diagnosis is 2-5 years.—Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 June 2025 Until the 1980s, life expectancy had been steadily rising in Zambia.—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 13 June 2025 In the past decade four main elements — age structure, fertility, life expectancy and religious switching — drove religious change, the study found.—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for life expectancy
: the number of years that an individual or group of a certain age can expect to live on the average based on experience in the past for individuals or groups of the same kind
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life expectancy
noun
: an expected number of years of life based on statistical probability
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