life expectancy

Preferred Label : life expectancy;

MeSH definition : Based on known statistical data, the number of years which any person of a given age may reasonably expected to live.; Based on known statistical data, the number of years which any person of a given age may reasonably be expected to live.;

MeSH synonym : life expectancies; expectancies, life; expectancy, life;

Related MeSH term : life extension; years of potential life lost;

MeSH annotation : IM for human, NIM for animal; consider also LONGEVITY;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life expectancy;

Details

Origin ID

D008017;

UMLS CUI

C0023671;

Allowable qualifiers
- ethnology [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
Record concept(s)
- life expectancy [MeSH concept]
- life extension [MeSH concept]
- years of potential life lost [MeSH concept]
See also
- longevity [MeSH Descriptor]
- mortality, premature [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Group Attribute [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Life expectancy [LOINC component]

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