life expectancy

Japan

 depends less on the star you were born under than on the color of the traffic light when you cross the street.

Life expectancy depends less on the star you were born under than on the color of the traffic light when you cross the street.

is steadily increasing, probably to enable us to complete the time payments.

Life expectancy is steadily increasing, probably to enable us to complete the time payments.

is the span of years remaining before half the people our age are missing and presumed dead, possibly including ourselves.

The span of years remaining before half the people our age are missing and presumed dead, possibly including ourselves.