life expectancy
nounDefinition of life expectancy
: the average life span of an individual
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
The life expectancy for a baby born in Wisconsin from 2015 to 2017, the most recent data available, was 80 years. — Scott Bauer, Twin Cities, "Life expectancy drops in Wisconsin due to alcohol, drugs," 22 Aug. 2019 The life expectancy for an average tribal member is at least five years less than for a white person. — oregonlive.com, "Where are the Native American doctors? Oregon med school tries to solve crisis," 27 July 2019 And while the life expectancy gap differs by only a few years, 75.3 for blacks and 78.9 for whites as of 2016, research suggests that African Americans suffer more sickness. — Jason Ashe, The Conversation, "Not all Americans have a fair path to a good death – racial disparities are real," 24 June 2019 Check out this life expectancy information from the Social Security Administration: A 65-year-old man can expect to live, on average, to 84. — Selena Maranjian, USA TODAY, "3 reasons to retire as early as you can," 14 June 2019 The life expectancy gap for women in the two counties was 12 years. — Tara Golshan, Vox, "Read: Bernie Sanders defines his vision for democratic socialism in the United States," 12 June 2019 The nine lowest life expectancy states are all in the South. — William Thornton | [email protected], al.com, "Life expectancy for Alabamians low, but there’s some good news," 10 June 2019 Our overall life expectancy is lower at birth than in any other comparable country. — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, "Letters: Caring about cost of health care; A price too high to pay?; Make classrooms manageable (8/16/19)," 16 Aug. 2019 Finland is one of the five countries with the lowest maternal mortality rates, and Finns have longer life expectancy than Americans. — Saskya Vandoorne And Melissa Bell, CNN, "The 'dark side' of Finland's famous free health care," 15 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'life expectancy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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