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And, shockingly, deaths come almost 30 years earlier than the international average in a fifth of counties across the U.S. The average age to which an American male can expect to live is just over 75 and a half years, but that is quite a bit younger than their Japanese counterparts who can hope to make it to 79.
In 1972, the average time to live for someone 7 turning 85 was 5.5 years. By 2010, this had risen to 6.5 yearsâa net gain of 1 year. Similar trends have been observed in almost all devel-oped nations. For example, life expectancy at age 65 in Sweden increased from 15.7 years in 1972 to 19.8 years in 2010.