There are many different species of turmeric. The most commonly used is Curcuma longa, also known as Curcuma domestica. The two main varieties of the C. longa species are Alleppey and Madras. Alleppey is preferred in the United States.
The news is a little better for women, a little worse for men. Life expectancy for females is 81.2 years; for males, it's 76.4 years. That difference of 4.8 years is the same as in 2011.
Females younger than 18 years accounted for nearly one-quarter of the 157 million U.S. females, while women aged 18â34 years accounted for 22.6 percent, those aged 35â64 years accounted for 39.7 percent, and women aged 65 years and older accounted for 14.6 percent. This image is described in the Data section.