Life Expectancy – What Makes the Difference?

B2 – Upper Intermediate

Life expectancy is the estimation of the number of years an individual can expect to live. It is the key measure to evaluate population health. Countries differ in life expectancy depending on different factors.

Find out more about life expectancy and the factors affecting its trends.

https://www.english-online.at/geography/life-expectancy/life-expectancy-where-people-live-longer.htm

Discussion Questions:

  1. According to the article, what factors affect the life expectancy of a nation? Can you add some more?
  2. What is the life expectancy in your country? Why do you think it’s like that?
  3. Why do you think men and women have different life expectancy?
  4. Do you agree with the saying ‘It’s not how long you live, it’s how well you live.’?
  5. What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages when people live for so long?
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4 replies on “Life Expectancy – What Makes the Difference?”

According to the article, what factors affect the life expectancy of a nation? Can you add some more?
A good healthcare system which can prevent spread of diseases, access to safe water and sanitation and education. I’d add the lifestyle as an important factor.

What is the life expectancy in your country?
>80 years. It is one of the countries with a higher average life expectancy within the developed world.

Why do you think men and women have different life expectancies?
I guess it has to do with genetic differences between them.

Do you agree with the saying ‘It’s not how long you live, it’s how well you live.’?
Absolutely. No one knows how long she/he will stay alive. I think is better to focus in maintaining a healthy lifestyle and not be worried with the age.

It is good to see your responses to our questions on this lesson. Good job!

This sentence can still be enhanced a bit. See how:

I’d add the lifestyle as an important factor.

I’d add the lifestyle as an important factor to a nation’s average life expectancy.

According to the article, what factors affect the life expectancy of a nation? Can you add some more?
Access to safe water, a good sanity system and education. Maybe have a healthy life in terms of doing some physical activity is important too.

What is the life expectancy in your country?
I don’t know, but must be similar to USA expectancy and another western countries.

Why do you think men and women have different life expectancies?
It depends on the nature. Men and women are biologically different.

Do you agree with the saying ‘It’s not how long you live, it’s how well you live.’?
Fully agree. It’s better to be focused on live well and being happy every day than be worried for how long will you live.

See how you can express the following sentences a bit better.
Access to safe water, a good sanity system and education. Maybe have a healthy life in terms of doing some physical activity is important too.

Access to safe water, a good health system, and education are some factors that affect people’s average life expectancy. In addition, perhaps having a healthy lifestyle for instance, doing some physical activities, is important too.

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