A few years ago my mother heard that the life expectancy for women in this country (U.S.) was less than her current age. She seemed to think that this meant that she would not live much longer (she has dementia). I looked up life expectancy to show her that the longer you live, the longer you can expect to live. This is what I found (2004 U.S. data, for all people):
Age - Life Expectancy
birth - - - 78
21 - - - - 80
50 - - - - 82
65 - - - - 84
80 - - - - 90
85 - - - - 92
90 - - - - 95
95 - - - - 99
100 - - - 103
Age - Life Expectancy
birth - - - 78
21 - - - - 80
50 - - - - 82
65 - - - - 84
80 - - - - 90
85 - - - - 92
90 - - - - 95
95 - - - - 99
100 - - - 103
It's making me wonder how the figures are compiled. I'd like to see figures that exclude accidents, etc., to see how different they are.