LIFE EXPECTANCY

Life Expectancy

Life Expectancy

Introduction

Life expectancy is defined as the average time period an individual is expected to live. The topic of life expectancy gained the interest of researchers and policy makers due to the drastic impact on the life of people. This paper provides a comprehensive picture of trends of life expectancy over the last century, the causes of life expectancy, as well as illustrates the potential causes of life expectancy.

Discussion

Life Expectancy over the Last Century

Around the world, life expectancy has drastically increases, by twelve years for females and eleven years for males over the past century. However, countries across the world are now paying more attention to physical and mental well-being of people to increase the life expectancy.

A study has outlines dramatic changes over the last century, with the swift turn down in bereavements because of malnutrition and infectious diseases and the greatly enhanced survival of small children. Trends of life expectancy across the world countries have increased from 59 to 70 during 1970 to 2010. Lifespan is no longer the province of wealthy nations and people; whereas, an anticipation for a great family of human. Child death at a young age or within 5 years of birth declined by about 60 percent since 1970, in spite a rapid increase in the population of the world (Zhao, Wright, Begg & Guthridge, 2013, pp.1-9).

In Britain, life expectancy increased during the past century. By the year 1990, it was approximately 50 for females and 47 for men in United Kingdom. The facts and figures are skewed as rate of death among children is prevailing. Over the last century, standard of living has increased substantially, and most people were not suffering from malnourishment. This is because of the significant improvements in service and facilities of public health along with ...