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A child born in 2003 could expect to live 77.6 years, about 30 years longer than a child born in 1900.
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Americans Are Living Longer
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Partnership for Solutions. Chronic Conditions: Making the case for ongoing care-September 2004 update. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University. 2004. [ Permalink ] |
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A person who reaches the age of 65 in the U.S. has an average life expectancy of an additional 18.5 years (19.8 years for females; 16.8 for males).
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Life expectancy at age 65 increased by only 2.5 years between 1900 and 1960, but has increased by 4.2 years from 1960 to 2003.
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In 2004, the life expectancy at birth reached an all-time high of 77.9 years - 75.2 for men and 80.4 for women.
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Minino, Arialdi, Melonie Heron, and Betty L. Smith. Deaths: Preliminary data for 2004. Hyattsville, MD: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: National Center for Health Statistics. [ Permalink ] |
The gender gap for longevity continued to close in 2004. The difference between male and female life expectancy was 5.2 years - the smallest gap since 1946.
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Minino, Arialdi, Melonie Heron, and Betty L. Smith. Deaths: Preliminary data for 2004. Hyattsville, MD: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: National Center for Health Statistics. [ Permalink ] |
Under current mortality conditions, Americans who are age 65 can expect to live an average of 18.7 more years--almost 7 years longer than people age 65 in 1900.
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Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics. Older Americans 2008: Key Indicators of Well-Being. Washington, DC: U.S. Government printing office. 2008. [ Permalink ] |
Life expectancy at birth, by race and sex: United States, 1975-2005 final and 2006 preliminary
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Heron, Melonie P., Donna Hoyert, Jiaquan Xu, Chester Scott, Betzaida Tejada-Vera. Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2006. Hyattsville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: National Center for Health Statistics. June 2008. [ Permalink ] |
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Deaths, age-adjusted death rates, and life expectancy at birth, by race and sex, and infant deaths and mortality rates, by race: United States, final 2005 and preliminary 2006
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Heron, Melonie P., Donna Hoyert, Jiaquan Xu, Chester Scott, Betzaida Tejada-Vera. Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2006. Hyattsville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: National Center for Health Statistics. June 2008. [ Permalink ] |
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The United States ranked 9th for men and women in life expectancy at 65 years of age in 2004.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . Health, United States, 2008. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. [ Permalink ] |
Between 1990 and 2006, life expectancy at birth increased 3.6 years for males and 1.9 years for females.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . Health, United States, 2008. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. [ Permalink ] |
Americans who reach the age of 65 have an average life expectancy of an additional 18.6 years (19.8 for females and 17.1 for males).
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Administration on Aging. A Profile of Older Americans: 2009. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 2009. [ Permalink ] |
A child born in the U.S. in 2007 could expect to live 77.9 years, about 30 years longer than a child born in 1900.
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Administration on Aging. A Profile of Older Americans: 2009. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 2009. [ Permalink ] |
There were 92,127 Americans age 100 or more in 2008 (0.24% of the total 65 and older population). This is a 147% increase from 1990 (37,306 people).
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Administration on Aging. A Profile of Older Americans: 2009. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 2009. [ Permalink ] |
The life expectancy of those who lived to age 65 in 2006 is 18.5 more years, while those who lived to the same age in 1960 expected only 4 more years of life.
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Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics. Older Americans 2010: Key Indicators of Well-Being. Washington, DC: US Government Priting Office. 2010. [ Permalink ] |
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