average life

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

It took generations to get public health to the point we enjoy now, where average life expectancy in many places exceeds 80 years and we don’t have to worry too much about diseases like polio, smallpox or even relative newcomers like HIV.

From Salon

Average life expectancy in Denmark, at 80, is 10 years higher than in Greenland.

From The Wall Street Journal

“That poor family…Those pilots go up there day after day to fight off the German attacks. Did you hear that the average life expectancy for a Spitfire pilot is just four weeks?”

From Literature

The average life expectancy at birth for women and men in 2024 increased to 81.4 years and 76.5 years, respectively, the report said.

From The Wall Street Journal

More often, the steady toll of pervasive endemic disease was enough to keep average life expectancy somewhere in the mid-20s.

From The Wall Street Journal