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life expectancy

American  

noun

  1. the probable number of years remaining in the life of an individual or class of persons determined statistically, affected by such factors as heredity, physical condition, nutrition, and occupation.

life expectancy British  

noun

  1. Also called: expectation of life.  the statistically determined average number of years of life remaining after a specified age for a given group of individuals

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Etymology

Origin of life expectancy

First recorded in 1930–35

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However, after deeper analysis, only tyrosine showed a consistent and potentially causal relationship with reduced life expectancy in men.

From Science Daily

The Isle of Man legislation set life expectancy at 12 months.

From BBC

Average life expectancy in Denmark, at 80, is 10 years higher than in Greenland.

From The Wall Street Journal

Official statistics show that life expectancy on the Arctic island is 69.6 years for men and 73.5 for women -- far lower than in Denmark, where people on average live 10 years longer.

From Barron's

Regions with a high share of losses had lower life expectancy even before their men joined the war, another Russian demographer told the BBC.

From BBC

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