What can we expect of life? How long will it be and how good? Are its length and quality determined by genes and the law of averages? A dictionary defines life expectancy as "the statistically probable length of time that a typical individual can be expected to live. " These statistics are the result of actuarial projections and averages based on the year in which a person was born, whether one is female or male, and so on.
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