life expectancy
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of life expectancy
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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The company’s long-term aspiration is to eliminate cancer and to contribute to increased life expectancy with a high quality of life, Duato said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
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
"One of the things that came out of that report was the particular impact around female health outcomes and female life expectancy and so we've now done a deep dive into those issues," Ashton says.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Average life expectancy was apparently just thirty to forty years, but this was due largely to the high incidence of child mortality.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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