Silverbook.org: Life Expectancy Facts

In 2007, people reaching the age of 65 had an average life expectancy of an additional 18.6 years (19.9 years for women and 17.2 years for males).

-- Administration on Aging. A Profile of Older Americans: 2010. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging. February 2011. Tue, 24 May 2011 13:50:29 -0500 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/2183 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/2183

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.

-- Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics. Older Americans 2010: Key Indicators of Well-Being. Washington, DC: US Government Priting Office. 2010. Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:47:21 -0500 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1990 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1990

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).

-- Administration on Aging. A Profile of Older Americans: 2009. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 2009. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:24:49 -0600 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1856 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1856

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.

-- Administration on Aging. A Profile of Older Americans: 2009. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 2009. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:23:43 -0600 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1855 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1855

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).

-- Administration on Aging. A Profile of Older Americans: 2009. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 2009. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:10:44 -0600 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1848 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1848 Between 1990 and 2006, life expectancy at birth increased 3.6 years for males and 1.9 years for females. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . Health, United States, 2008. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:31:21 -0500 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1722 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1722 The United States ranked 9th for men and women in life expectancy at 65 years of age in 2004. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . Health, United States, 2008. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:26:13 -0500 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1718 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1718 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 -- 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. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:49:58 -0500 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1574 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1574 Life expectancy at birth, by race and sex: United States, 1975-2005 final and 2006 preliminary -- 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. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:48:04 -0500 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1573 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1573