The first known actuarial table concerning mortality rates was constructed by Sir Edmund Halley in 1694. At that time, the average life expectancy was 42 years.
In the 1980 Commissioners Standard Ordinary Table, life expectancy for men was 79 years, and for women it was 85.
A new table is expected soon which will reflect the statistics through the year 2000. Gains are expected.
If not for E2, what would you have done with all that extra time?