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improvements in diet that have resulted in greater life expectancy for many people
calculating the life expectancies of different social groups
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Five years after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the average life expectancies in the U.S. have decreased.
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Julia Craven, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
Black women's average life expectancy stood at nearly age 77 in 2018, and Black men until almost 70.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
Our life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years, almost five years shorter than the average life expectancy in other high-income countries.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Known as the most toxic place on Earth due to a copper smelting plant, here the average life expectancy is 38 and cancer affects the population disproportionally.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
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Julia Craven, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
Black women's average life expectancy stood at nearly age 77 in 2018, and Black men until almost 70.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
Our life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years, almost five years shorter than the average life expectancy in other high-income countries.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Known as the most toxic place on Earth due to a copper smelting plant, here the average life expectancy is 38 and cancer affects the population disproportionally.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Life expectancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20expectancy. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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