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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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Overall, life expectancy ranged from as high as 83 years in high-income regions to as low as 62 years in sub-Saharan Africa, IHME found.
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Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
Bowman could not be reached for comment The money will help the city replace water lines, some of which are 30 to 40 years past their normal life expectancy, according to John Edwards, general counsel and economic development director for Helena-West Helena/Phillips County Port Authority.
—Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2025
The result has been that Americans spend more on health care than other developed countries, but have shorter average life expectancies.
—Bobby Jindal, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Also commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease, ALS is a degenerative disease that impacts the motor neurons of the brain and spinal cords, with a life expectancy of two to five years after symptoms first begin.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
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Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
Bowman could not be reached for comment The money will help the city replace water lines, some of which are 30 to 40 years past their normal life expectancy, according to John Edwards, general counsel and economic development director for Helena-West Helena/Phillips County Port Authority.
—Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2025
The result has been that Americans spend more on health care than other developed countries, but have shorter average life expectancies.
—Bobby Jindal, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Also commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease, ALS is a degenerative disease that impacts the motor neurons of the brain and spinal cords, with a life expectancy of two to five years after symptoms first begin.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Life expectancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20expectancy. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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