life expectancy
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A 2025 report, external by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago estimated that air pollution could reduce life expectancy in Delhi by up to 8.2 years.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
The life expectancy of black-lung transplant patients, Mr. Berkes tells us, is only about six years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
It’s more expensive for women due to their longer life expectancy.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
Global life expectancy is close to the levels seen before the Covid-19 pandemic, but the outlook for years lived in good health is recovering more slowly, the WHO said Friday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
“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 "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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