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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ReRev estimates the life expectancy of the car to be between 150,000 and 200,000 miles.—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025 Even Bill Clinton argued the amendment should be changed so that a president can serve more than two consecutive terms, citing longer life expectancies.—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2025 But left untreated, the average life expectancy is 45 years.—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025 The prognosis and life expectancy for stomach cancer depend on several factors, including the cancer’s type and stage.—Carrie Madormo, Health, 18 Oct. 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
Medical Definition
life expectancy
noun
: an expected number of years of life based on statistical probability
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