Health Sciences 2711A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Maximum Life Span, Auditory Cortex, Vital Capacity
15 Apr 2016
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Chapter 17 physical and cognitive development in late adulthood. Average life expectancy the number of years that an individual born in a particular year can expect to live, starting at any given age. Women usually have 2 to 7 extra years of life than men. Length of life and quality of life in old age can be predicted by a country"s health care, housing and social services, along with lifestyle factors. Average healthy life expectancy the number of years a person born in a particular year can expect to live in full health without disease or injury. Japan ranks first, however in developing nations with widespread poverty, malnutrition, disease and armed conflict, average life expectancy is around 55 years old. Maximum lifespan species-specific biological limit to length of life (in years), corresponding to the age at which the oldest known individual died.
