"Life Expectancy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Based on known statistical data, the number of years which any person of a given age may reasonably expected to live.
| Descriptor ID |
D008017
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.985.450 N01.224.935.464 N06.850.505.400.975.450 N06.850.520.308.985.450
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| Concept/Terms |
Life Expectancy- Life Expectancy
- Expectancies, Life
- Expectancy, Life
- Life Expectancies
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Life Expectancy".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 22 | 25 | 47 |
| 2018 | 29 | 19 | 48 |
| 2019 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 2020 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2021 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Life Expectancy" by people in Profiles.
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The male disadvantage in life expectancy: can we close the gender gap? Int Health. 2021 09 03; 13(5):482-484.
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Impact of COVID-19 on excess mortality, life expectancy, and years of life lost in the United States. PLoS One. 2021; 16(9):e0256835.
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Estimation of the economic burden of COVID-19 using disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) and productivity losses in Kerala, India: a model-based analysis. BMJ Open. 2021 08 18; 11(8):e049619.
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Excess mortality due to Covid-19? A comparison of total mortality in 2020 with total mortality in 2016 to 2019 in Germany, Sweden and Spain. PLoS One. 2021; 16(8):e0255540.
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The Mean Unfulfilled Lifespan (MUL): A new indicator of the impact of mortality shocks on the individual lifespan, with application to mortality reversals induced by COVID-19. PLoS One. 2021; 16(7):e0254925.
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Mortality and Years of Potential Life Lost Due to COVID-19 in Brazil. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jul 18; 18(14).
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Future life expectancy in Europe taking into account the impact of smoking, obesity, and alcohol. Elife. 2021 07 06; 10.
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Reduction in life expectancy in Brazil after COVID-19. Nat Med. 2021 09; 27(9):1629-1635.
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Impact of COVID-19 on care-home mortality and life expectancy in Scotland. Age Ageing. 2021 06 28; 50(4):1029-1037.
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Beyond the numbers: understanding the diversity of covid-19 epidemiology and response in South Asia. BMJ. 2021 06 25; 373:n1544.