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The document lists various causes that reduce average life expectancy and the number of days by which each cause reduces life expectancy. The top causes that reduce life expectancy the most are being unmarried for males, cigarette smoking for males, and being 30% overweight. Lesser causes include serving in the U.S. army in Vietnam, drinking coffee, and low levels of radiation from nuclear industry accidents.

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The document lists various causes that reduce average life expectancy and the number of days by which each cause reduces life expectancy. The top causes that reduce life expectancy the most are being unmarried for males, cigarette smoking for males, and being 30% overweight. Lesser causes include serving in the U.S. army in Vietnam, drinking coffee, and low levels of radiation from nuclear industry accidents.

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Average loss in life expectancy due to Various Causes No. Cause 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Being unmarried for male Being unmarried for female Cigarette smoking for male Cigarette smoking for female Being 30% overweight Cancer Time [days] 3500 1600 2250 800 1300 980

Serving in the U.S. army in Vietnam 400 Drinking coffee Radiation from nuclear industry Nuclear reactor accident 6 0.02 0.02

Source: Nuclear Engineering, Theory and Technology of Commercial Nuclear Power, Second Edition. Ronald Allen Knief. 1992. Taylor & Francis Publishing Company, Pennsylvania, USA. Table 14-6, page 405.

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