The average age to which a person is expected to live, as calculated by actuaries Life expectancy is influenced by many factors, including current age, sex, heredity and health characteristics Life expectancy determines the Minimum Required Distribution for many types of retirement accounts
represents the average remaining number of years for a person who survives at the beginning of a given age interval Most commonly cited as life expectancy at birth
The average duration of the life remaining to a number of persons of a given age, according to a given mortality table The term life expectancy should not be confused with probable lifetime The latter refers to the difference between a person's present age and the age at which death is most probable, i e , the age at which most deaths occur
Life expectancy is a summary measure of the health status of a population It is defined as the average number of years an individual of a given age is expected to live if current mortality rates continue to apply
The life expectancy of a person, animal, or plant is the length of time that they are normally likely to live. The average life expectancy was 40 They had longer life expectancies than their parents. The number of years that an individual is expected to live as determined by statistics
This entry contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures World Factbook: http: //www odci gov/cia/publications/factbook/notes html
The probability of an individual living to a certain age according to a particular mortality table This is the beginning point in calculating the pure cost of life insurance and annuities and is reflected in the basic premium
Life Expectancy is the average number of years of life remaining to a person at a particular age and is based on a given set of age-specific death rates, generally the mortality conditions existing in the period mentioned
The number of years a person is expected to live as determined by actuaries using mortality (actuarial) tables This information is used to calculate annuity payments, life insurance premiums, and annual minimum distributions from IRAs