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
I was given three to four months life expectancy in mid-December.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
“Go back to 1935 when life expectancy was 62 and say to people, ‘In 100 years, living to 80 is going to be normalized.’
From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026
Hence the greatly increased life expectancy brought by modern medicine may have contributed to the recently accelerating pace of invention.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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