life expectancy Meaning of "life expectancy"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) an expected time to live as calculated on the basis of statistical probabilities

Usage(s):

  1. For black men the average life expectancy is 65, eight years less than for white males.
  2. On the web, online life expectancy calculators can give users tips on healthier living that could help them tack on a few more years.
  3. life expectancy: infant mortality: top city populations: size of the british empire: unemployment: miles of railroad: irrigated cropland: cars sold worldwide.
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