life expectancy

noun
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.
Also called expectancy of life.

Origin:
1930–35

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life expectancy
 
—n
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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Medical Dictionary

life expectancy n.
The number of years that one is expected to live as determined by statistics.

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Example sentences
Not only that, but life expectancy reached an all-time high, of about
  seventy-seven years.
Predicting life expectancy accurately is the biggest obstacle to pricing
  longevity risk.
Already, people predict that this new generation's life expectancy may be lower
  than the previous.
Average life expectancy, today at an all-time high, could in our generation
  increase ten more years.
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