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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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According to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, male polar bears have a median life expectancy of nearly 21 years, but there's not enough data on female lifespans.
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Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
In 2016, two years after the diagnosis, Aguirre’s health took a turn for the worse and her life expectancy was shortened to one month.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Among men and women, there isn’t much of an age-gender gap until women reach their 50s, when their long life expectancies come into play.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
The condition is life-threatening, with a typical life expectancy between 10 and 20 years.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Nov. 2025
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Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
In 2016, two years after the diagnosis, Aguirre’s health took a turn for the worse and her life expectancy was shortened to one month.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Among men and women, there isn’t much of an age-gender gap until women reach their 50s, when their long life expectancies come into play.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
The condition is life-threatening, with a typical life expectancy between 10 and 20 years.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for life expectancy
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“Life expectancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20expectancy. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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