One never knows when their time is up, so we must live life to the fullest and be the best person we can be while we’re still alive.
There were fewer than 1 billion humans on the earth, early in the 19th century global life expectancy at birth stood at roughly 29 years.
This is a startlingly low figure—because life expectancy is a statistical projection of how many more years a person can expect to live, based on the mortality rates at the time. And since the infant mortality rate in particular was so high, life expectancies accurately summarized the low likelihood of many babies living to adulthood.
However, since the 1920s, life expectancy across all ages has improved by leaps and bounds, thanks to rapid advancements in nutrition, healthcare, and sanitation.
American Life Expectancy at Every Age - A key takeaway with life expectancy is that it increases as one gets older. This is easily seen in the table below, which lists the remaining years left to live at a given age for an American male and the projected life expectancy.
Top Ten in life expectancy The USA
- Hawaii
- California
- New York
- Minnesota
- Massachusetts
- Connecticut
- Washington
- Colorado
- New Jersey
- Vermont