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life expectancy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (countable, of a person or other living being, uncountable) The amount of time one is expected to live.
   • People born in 2023 are now estimated to live 78.4 years, according to the CDC. That’s still shy of the 78.8-year life expectancy from 2019, but it’s a significant improvement driven by lower death rates in each of the 10 leading causes of death. 2024 December 19, Deidre McPhillips, “US life expectancy has rebounded closer to pre-pandemic levels”, in CNN:
   • Great Danes have relatively short life expectancies compared to smaller dogs, living for an average of 8-10 years, and males are typically about 2.5 feet (0.76 meters) tall, according to the American Kennel Club. 2024 June 25, Issy Ronald, “Kevin, world’s tallest male dog, dies shortly after securing record”, in CNN:
2. (broadly, countable, figuratively, of an idea or an object, uncountable) The amount of time something is expected to last.

Forms

Relateds

afterlifetime

Translations (40)

es esperanza de vida (the amount of time something is expected to last) · fi odotettu kesto (the amount of time something is expected to last) · fr espérance de vie (the amount of time one is expected to live) · el προσδόκιμο ζωής (the amount of time one is expected to live) · es expectativa vital (the amount of time something is expected to last) · vi tuổi thọ (the amount of time one is expected to live) · nb forventet levealder (the amount of time one is expected to live) · nl levensverwachting (the amount of time one is expected to live) · ar مُتَوَسِّط العُمْر المُتَوَقَّع (the amount of time one is expected to live) · el μέσος όρος ζωής (the amount of time one is expected to live) · ja 平均寿命 (the amount of time one is expected to live) · ms jangka hayat (the amount of time something is expected to last) · da forventet levealder (the amount of time one is expected to live) · is lífslíkur (the amount of time one is expected to live) · hi जीवन प्रत्याशा (the amount of time one is expected to live) · ca esperança de vida (the amount of time one is expected to live) · nn forventa levealder (the amount of time one is expected to live) · ar مَأْمُول اَلْحَيَاة (the amount of time one is expected to live) · ro speranță de viață (the amount of time one is expected to live) · hu várható élettartam (the amount of time one is expected to live) · cmn 平均壽命 /平均寿命 (the amount of time one is expected to live) · pt expectativa de vida (the amount of time one is expected to live) · pt esperança de vida (the amount of time one is expected to live) · it aspettativa di vita (the amount of time one is expected to live) · ms jangka hayat (the amount of time one is expected to live) · es expectativa vital (the amount of time one is expected to live) · fi eliniänodote (the amount of time one is expected to live) · fi elinajanodote (the amount of time one is expected to live) · ja 平均余命 (the amount of time one is expected to live) · ru продолжи́тельность жи́зни (the amount of time one is expected to live) · cmn 預期壽命 /预期寿命 (the amount of time one is expected to live) · sv förväntad livslängd (the amount of time one is expected to live) · es esperanza de vida (the amount of time one is expected to live) · cmn 預期壽命 /预期寿命 (the amount of time something is expected to last) · de Lebenserwartung (the amount of time one is expected to live) · hu születéskor várható élettartam (the amount of time one is expected to live) · pl żywotność (the amount of time something is expected to last) · id angka harapan hidup (the amount of time one is expected to live) · pl średnia długość życia (the amount of time one is expected to live) · tr yaşam beklentisi (the amount of time one is expected to live)