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Show Life's Span Extending In spite of the fact that the continued con-tinued betterment of health and living liv-ing conditions in this century has given Americans the expectancy of longer and longor lives, the average American had his "expectancy of life" reduced from 58.01 years In 1021 to 5752 years In 1023, or a loss of about eight months. According to statisticians of a leading life Insurance Insur-ance company, who compiled the figures, fig-ures, greater prevalence of Influenza and pneumonia In 1922 caused the reduction, re-duction, but from advance indications for 1924 and 1925 the expected span from birth to denth will bo a larger I number of years than It was In 1921, a banner year. |