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What factors that contributed to the increase in life expectancy in the US?
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Prescription and OTC medications, better healthcare (even though some may not have access to it), welfare and government assistance programs, etc.
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Increased agricultural production in England in the late 1700s contributed directly to?
an increase in life expectancy
Is life expectancy determined at birth?
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Joseph Lister
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Can eating healthily increase your life expectancy?
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Did life expectancy increase because of better?
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What scientists work contributed directly to increased life expectancy in the late 1800's?
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Why has life expectancy increase?
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What factors go into determining a country's Human Development Index (HDI) rating?
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