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life expectancy

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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

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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First recorded in 1930–35

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Indeed, the study found that the life expectancy for AI/AN individuals was just 72.7 years, comparable to that of developing countries.

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People's life expectancy is less than it used to be, and I just — I don't have the answer yet.

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The overall median life expectancy from symptom onset is 30 months, according to ALS United of Greater Chicago.

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With so few known cases it is hard for doctors to predict Jack's life expectancy.

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In 1900, the average life expectancy of a 1-year-old in the U.S. was about 56 years; that bespeaks a morbid population of infants.

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