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And we do know that this number, our expected lifespan, has been rising over the decades.
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In 1935 when the original Social Security Act was established, the average expected lifespan was 62 years.
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In roughly 15 years, Kurzweil estimates, living humans will see their expected lifespan increase by more than a year, every year.
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Our expected lifespan, thus our expected length of retirement, is an average.
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It dramatically reduces the quality of life - and expected lifespan - of the patient, and imposes huge costs on health and social care systems.
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That testimony is important for the Jackson case, since if the jury decides AEG is liable in his death, his expected lifespan will be key to calculating damages.
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But Americans also want better health--and if we don't act now, our children may be the first generation in more than a century with a shorter expected lifespan than their parents.
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Awareness of childhood obesity is just beginning, and the statistics are troubling: one in three children are obese and this generation of children is expected to have a shorter lifespan than their parents.
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The majority of healthcare consumption occurs after the age of 40, and the percentage of the population above the age of 40 is expected to grow exponentially as lifespan increases and fertility falls in the developed world.
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But following the vote, the Social Democratic government agreed to abolish nuclear power by 2010 when many of the plants were expected to be nearing the end of their presumed 25-year lifespan.
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