Examples of life expectancy in a Sentence
improvements in diet that have resulted in greater life expectancy for many people
calculating the life expectancies of different social groups
Recent Examples on the Web
From 65 years in 1965, life expectancy in Singapore has risen to 83.74 years in 2023, becoming the eighth highest in the world.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
In a recent appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast, Trump held up a chart comparing life expectancy and health expenditures around the world, with the US an obvious negative outlier on both metrics.
—Meg Tirrell, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
More severe forms of EB have a life expectancy range of early infancy to 35 years of age.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2024
On average, nations that transitioned from autocracy to democracy saw near-immediate improvements—within a decade, life expectancy increased by more than two years—and those which slid from democracy to autocracy experienced the opposite.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1848, in the meaning defined above
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“Life expectancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20expectancy. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
life expectancy
noun
: the number of years that an individual or group of a certain age can expect to live on the average based on experience in the past for individuals or groups of the same kind
Medical Definition
life expectancy
noun
: an expected number of years of life based on statistical probability
Legal Definition
life expectancy
noun
: the average life span of an individual
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