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Life expectancy is the average number of years remaining for a living being (or the average for a class of living beings) of a given age to live. Life expectancy is also called average life span or mean life span, in distinction to maximum life span. Life expectancy is also defined as the age at which 1/2 of age cohorts have died.
Life expectancy is the average number of years remaining for a living being (or the average for a class of living beings) of a given age to live. Life expectancy is also called average life span or mean life span, in distinction to maximum life span. Life expectancy is also defined as the age at which 1/2 of age cohorts have died.


Although it is common usage to talk about life expectancy of any living being ranging from trees, insects, dogs, stroke victims, to mine workers, this article focuses on human life expectancy in general, that is, the aging and longevity profile of the human species.
(Wikipedia)
 
As people get older, their needs change rapidly. In 1960, people worked longer than not. On average these days, retirement lasts 10 years longer than the average time spend working. Besides the heavy strains on pensionfunds and the healthcare system in general, this offers oppurtunities for a wide variety of businesses.


==Enablers:==
==Enablers:==
 
[[Medicine]]


==Inhibitors:==
==Inhibitors:==
 
[[People's need for communication and information]]
==Paradigms:==


==Experts:==
==Experts:==
 
Leonid A. Gavrilov & Natalia S. Gavrilova
==Timing:==


==Web Resources:==
==Web Resources:==
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_expectancy

Revision as of 19:28, 9 May 2006

Description:

Life expectancy is the average number of years remaining for a living being (or the average for a class of living beings) of a given age to live. Life expectancy is also called average life span or mean life span, in distinction to maximum life span. Life expectancy is also defined as the age at which 1/2 of age cohorts have died.

(Wikipedia)

As people get older, their needs change rapidly. In 1960, people worked longer than not. On average these days, retirement lasts 10 years longer than the average time spend working. Besides the heavy strains on pensionfunds and the healthcare system in general, this offers oppurtunities for a wide variety of businesses.

Enablers:

Medicine

Inhibitors:

People's need for communication and information

Experts:

Leonid A. Gavrilov & Natalia S. Gavrilova

Web Resources:

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_expectancy