average life
Americannoun
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But for those who reach age 65, the average life expectancy is now 84 for men and 87 for women, according to TIAA, based on the 2024 Social Security Administration’s Trustees Report.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026
More often, the steady toll of pervasive endemic disease was enough to keep average life expectancy somewhere in the mid-20s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
In the early 20th century, rapid declines in infant mortality -- brought about by medical innovation, improved sanitation, and higher living standards -- significantly boosted average life expectancy.
From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2025
The average life expectancy for people with Marc’s type of FTD is five to seven years after diagnosis.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2025
But whereas I thought the big news today was Grandpa’s eloping, the first thing Papa said was something about the average life span in America being forty-seven years.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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