life expectancy
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of life expectancy
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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As Jill explains in an early chapter, doctors don’t typically recommend prostate-specific antigen screenings for men over 70, given that cancer spreads slowly at that age and isn’t thought to affect life expectancy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Dr. Hirota has published 56 papers, and his work connects molecular biology with nutrition in pursuit of better health care solutions and longer healthy life expectancy.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
Those schemes became expensive for employers to sustain as life expectancy improved, and they all but died out in the private sector in the 2000s.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
Here’s the good news: After declining for years due to “deaths of despair” and COVID-19, life expectancy in the U.S. has risen to 79 years, its highest level ever.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
His life expectancy is less than 1 year.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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