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life expectancy, the probable number of years a person will live after a given age, as determined by mortality in a specific geographic area. It may be individually qualified by the person's condition or race, sex, age, or other demographic factors. Also called expectation of life. life expectancy, n the probable number of years a person will live after a given age, as determined by the mortality rate in a specific geographic area. This number may be individually qualified by the person's condition, race, sex, age, and other demographic factors. life expectancy Longevity, period life expectancy Epidemiology The average length of life of persons in a population; the average number of yrs of life remaining for a population of persons, all of age x, and all subject for the
remainder of their lives to the observed age-specific death rates corresponding to a current life table. See Life table. Patient discussion about Life expectancy at birth. Q. what is the life expectancy of a person with chronic bronchioectasis A. depends on how severe are the infections...how your body reacts to those infections and what is the cause of those infections (cystic fibrosis??). i think only the therapist treating you can estimate. and even so - there are ways to prevent recurring infections. can slow the process of destruction and even stop it completely. Read more or ask a question about Life expectancy at birthHow to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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5 DEATHS for every 100 million vehicle miles TOTAL 42, 643 * * FIGURE FOR 2003 LIVING LONGER Life expectancy at birth 1915 55 YEARS 1967 71 YEARS 2006 78 YEARS AN AGING NATION Percentage of population age 65 or older 1915 5% 1967 10% 2006 12% THE MILITARY Active-duty military personnel 1915 174,000 1967 3. The impact of AIDS on adult mortality since 1999 has led to a decline in life expectancy at birth in 23 African countries, according to the "2004 Report on the global AIDS epidemic", published by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). What unites these countries' techniques is that they all project "further improvements in life expectancy at birth but at a lower rate than that observed during the 1970s and 1980s" (Cruijsen and Eding 2001, 243). |
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