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[โ€“] hakizu@feddit.de 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

73 years is the life expectancy of a men in the US. Females tend to get 5-6 years older than men.

Ethnicity, as well as economic resources also play a huge role.

Even your zip code is an indicator:

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data-visualization/life-expectancy/index.html

[โ€“] ichmagrum@feddit.de 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

If I understand this correctly, it's life expectancy at birth, right? So if you read this, the relevant-to-you life expectancy is even lower. Though AFAIK you also get a "bonus" for still being alive, so it's probably a wash ...