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Table 6.2: National Overall Measures
| Life expectancy at birth and at 65 years of age (based on death certificates), United States, selected years 1900-2000 |
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All races |
White |
Black |
| Specified age and year |
Both sexes |
Male |
Female |
Both sexes |
Male |
Female |
Both sexes |
Male |
Female |
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| At birth |
Remaining life expectancy in years |
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| 1900 a, b |
47.3 |
46.3 |
48.3 |
47.6 |
46.6 |
48.7 |
33.0 |
32.5 |
33.5 |
| 1950 b |
68.2 |
65.6 |
71.1 |
69.1 |
66.5 |
72.2 |
60.8 |
59.1 |
62.9 |
| 1960 b |
69.7 |
66.6 |
73.1 |
70.6 |
67.4 |
74.1 |
63.6 |
61.1 |
66.3 |
| 1970 |
70.8 |
67.1 |
74.7 |
71.7 |
68.0 |
75.6 |
64.1 |
60.0 |
68.3 |
| 1975 |
72.6 |
68.8 |
76.6 |
73.4 |
69.5 |
77.3 |
66.8 |
62.4 |
71.3 |
| 1980 |
73.7 |
70.0 |
77.4 |
74.4 |
70.7 |
78.1 |
68.1 |
63.8 |
72.5 |
| 1981 |
74.1 |
70.4 |
77.8 |
74.8 |
71.1 |
78.4 |
68.9 |
64.5 |
73.2 |
| 1982 |
74.5 |
70.8 |
78.1 |
75.1 |
71.5 |
78.7 |
69.4 |
65.1 |
73.6 |
| 1983 |
74.6 |
71.0 |
78.1 |
75.2 |
71.6 |
78.7 |
69.4 |
65.2 |
73.5 |
| 1984 |
74.7 |
71.1 |
78.2 |
75.3 |
71.8 |
78.7 |
69.5 |
65.3 |
73.6 |
| 1985 |
74.7 |
71.1 |
78.2 |
75.3 |
71.8 |
78.7 |
69.3 |
65.0 |
73.4 |
| 1986 |
74.7 |
71.2 |
78.2 |
75.4 |
71.9 |
78.8 |
69.1 |
64.8 |
73.4 |
| 1987 |
74.9 |
71.4 |
78.3 |
75.6 |
72.1 |
78.9 |
69.1 |
64.7 |
73.4 |
| 1988 |
74.9 |
71.4 |
78.3 |
75.6 |
72.2 |
78.9 |
68.9 |
64.4 |
73.2 |
| 1989 |
75.1 |
71.7 |
78.5 |
75.9 |
72.5 |
79.2 |
68.8 |
64.3 |
73.3 |
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| 1990 |
75.4 |
71.8 |
78.8 |
76.1 |
72.7 |
79.4 |
69.1 |
64.5 |
73.6 |
| 1991 |
75.5 |
72.0 |
78.9 |
76.3 |
72.9 |
79.6 |
69.3 |
64.6 |
73.8 |
| 1992 |
75.8 |
72.3 |
79.1 |
76.5 |
73.2 |
79.8 |
69.6 |
65.0 |
73.9 |
| 1993 |
75.5 |
72.2 |
78.8 |
76.3 |
73.1 |
79.5 |
69.2 |
64.6 |
73.7 |
| 1994 |
75.7 |
72.4 |
79.0 |
76.5 |
73.3 |
79.6 |
69.5 |
64.9 |
73.9 |
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| 1995 |
75.8 |
72.5 |
78.9 |
76.5 |
73.4 |
79.6 |
69.6 |
65.2 |
73.9 |
| 1996 |
76.1 |
73.1 |
79.1 |
76.8 |
73.9 |
79.7 |
70.2 |
66.1 |
74.2 |
| 1997 |
76.5 |
73.6 |
79.4 |
77.1 |
74.3 |
79.9 |
71.1 |
67.2 |
74.7 |
| 1998 |
76.7 |
73.8 |
79.5 |
77.3 |
74.5 |
80.0 |
71.3 |
67.6 |
74.8 |
| 1999 |
76.7 |
73.9 |
79.4 |
77.3 |
74.6 |
79.9 |
71.4 |
67.8 |
74.7 |
| 2000 |
76.9 |
74.1 |
79.5 |
77.4 |
74.8 |
80.0 |
71.7 |
68.2 |
74.9 |
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| At 65 years |
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| 1950 a |
13.9 |
12.8 |
15.0 |
DNC |
12.8 |
15.1 |
13.9 |
12.9 |
14.9 |
| 1960 b |
14.3 |
12.8 |
15.8 |
14.4 |
12.9 |
15.9 |
13.9 |
12.7 |
15.1 |
| 1970 |
15.2 |
13.1 |
17.0 |
15.2 |
13.1 |
17.1 |
14.2 |
12.5 |
15.7 |
| 1975 |
16.1 |
13.8 |
18.1 |
16.1 |
13.8 |
18.2 |
15.0 |
13.1 |
16.7 |
| 1980 |
16.4 |
14.1 |
18.3 |
16.5 |
14.2 |
18.4 |
15.1 |
13.0 |
16.8 |
| 1981 |
16.6 |
14.3 |
18.6 |
16.7 |
14.4 |
18.7 |
15.5 |
13.4 |
17.2 |
| 1982 |
16.8 |
14.5 |
18.7 |
16.9 |
14.5 |
18.8 |
15.7 |
13.5 |
17.5 |
| 1983 |
16.7 |
14.4 |
18.6 |
16.8 |
14.5 |
18.7 |
15.4 |
13.2 |
17.2 |
| 1984 |
16.8 |
14.5 |
18.6 |
16.8 |
14.6 |
18.7 |
15.4 |
13.2 |
17.2 |
| 1985 |
16.7 |
14.5 |
18.5 |
16.8 |
14.5 |
18.7 |
15.2 |
13.0 |
16.9 |
| 1986 |
16.8 |
14.6 |
18.6 |
16.9 |
14.7 |
18.7 |
15.2 |
13.0 |
17.0 |
| 1987 |
16.9 |
14.7 |
18.7 |
17.0 |
14.8 |
18.8 |
15.2 |
13.0 |
17.0 |
| 1988 |
16.9 |
14.7 |
18.6 |
17.0 |
14.8 |
18.7 |
15.1 |
12.9 |
16.9 |
| 1989 |
17.1 |
15.0 |
18.8 |
17.2 |
15.1 |
18.9 |
15.2 |
13.0 |
16.9 |
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| 1990 |
17.2 |
15.1 |
18.9 |
17.3 |
15.2 |
19.1 |
15.4 |
13.2 |
17.2 |
| 1991 |
17.4 |
15.3 |
19.1 |
17.5 |
15.4 |
19.2 |
15.5 |
13.4 |
17.2 |
| 1992 |
17.5 |
15.4 |
19.2 |
17.6 |
15.5 |
19.3 |
15.7 |
13.5 |
17.4 |
| 1993 |
17.3 |
15.3 |
18.9 |
17.4 |
15.4 |
19.0 |
15.5 |
13.4 |
17.1 |
| 1994 |
17.4 |
15.5 |
19.0 |
17.5 |
15.6 |
19.1 |
15.7 |
13.6 |
17.2 |
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| 1995 |
17.4 |
15.6 |
18.9 |
17.6 |
15.7 |
19.1 |
15.6 |
13.6 |
17.1 |
| 1996 |
17.5 |
15.7 |
19.0 |
17.6 |
15.8 |
19.1 |
15.8 |
13.9 |
17.2 |
| 1997 |
17.7 |
15.9 |
19.2 |
17.8 |
16.0 |
19.3 |
16.1 |
14.2 |
17.6 |
| 1998 |
17.8 |
16.0 |
19.2 |
17.8 |
16.1 |
19.3 |
16.1 |
14.3 |
17.4 |
| 1999 |
17.7 |
16.1 |
19.1 |
17.8 |
16.1 |
19.2 |
16.0 |
14.3 |
17.3 |
| 2000 |
17.9 |
16.3 |
19.2 |
17.9 |
16.3 |
19.2 |
16.2 |
14.5 |
17.4 |
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aDeath registration area only. The death registration area increased from 10 States and the District of Columbia in 1900 to the coterminous United States in 1933.
bIncludes deaths of persons who were not residents of the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
DNC - Data system does not collect data for this population.
Note: Beginning in 1997 life table methodology was revised to construct complete life tables by single years of age that extend to age 100. (Anderson RN. Method for Constructing Complete Annual U.S. Life Tables. National Center for Health Statistics. Vital Health Stat 2(129). 1999.) Previously abridged life tables were constructed for 5-year age groups ending with the age group 85 years and over. Data for additional years are available.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System - Mortality; Grove RD and Hetzel AM. Vital Statistics Rates in the United States, 1940-1960. DHEW Pub. No. (PHS) 1677. Public Health Service. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1968; life expectancy trend data available at www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/dvs/mortdata.htm; Minino AM, Arias E, Kochanek KD, Murphy SL, Smith BL. Deaths: Final data for 2000. National vital statistics reports. vol 50 no 15. Hyattsville, Maryland: National Center for Health Statistics. 2002.
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