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? asked in Science & MathematicsBiology · 9 months ago

what is the average life span of a humen being?

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  • Anonymous
    9 months ago

    About 70 to 80 years (Psalms 90).

  • 9 months ago

    Currently it is only 79 years old. This is pretty sad but it does factor in people who pass wayyy before being 79 and people who pass after age 79! It is just an average!

  • 9 months ago

    Today most people in the world can expect to live as long as those in the very richest countries in 1950. The United Nations estimate a global average life expectancy of 72.6 years for 2019

  • 9 months ago

    The average lifespan of humen beings is exactly the same as that of huwomen beings.

  • 9 months ago

    You mean human being.

    It varies from one country to another. People who either come from or live in developed (richer) countries, tend to live longer than people who come from or live in developing (poorer) countries. This is predominantly down to developed countries having better medical care, more food, as well as more hygienic living conditions

    Gender also comes into it, because women typically have got longer lifespans than men do. This is for different reasons. For example, more men than women engage in activities which are hazardous to health, such as drinking excessive amounts of alcohol, smoking, using narcotic drugs, and doing jobs which are potentially very dangerous, such as being a soldier, or working in oil rigs. Suicide attempts are often more successful in males, since they often choose a more lethal method of death, such as use of a firearm or hanging, rather than females often choosing cutting, or self-poisoning from drug overdosing. 

    Since the genes for female is XX and for males is XY, it means that females have an extra copy of genes if one is faulty, which males obviously don't have. Also, in women, the pulse naturally increases a bit during the second half of the menstrual cycle, giving the same health benefits as moderate exercise, and obviously men don't experience this.I'm from England, and the life span is about 79 for a male and 82 for a female.

    Hope this helps.

  • 9 months ago

    60yrs to 80yrs...

  • Anonymous
    9 months ago

    It varies from one country to another, and it also varies from one century to another and even from one part of town (or zip code) to another.  Humans live much longer now than in the past because of the availability of antibiotics. A simple cut could be fatal up until the middle of the 20th century. Currently in well developed countries it is about 70 years or longer.

  • 9 months ago

    A lot depends on what country you live in and even town. In the USA right now it is 79.8 years. The USA is 42nd in the world in life expectancy.

    World wide it is 76.1 years for men and 81.1 years for women.

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