"Life Expectancy at Birth and at Age 65 in th United States, by Race and Gender, Selected Years 1950 to 2000"									

	All Races			White			Black		
Specified Age and Year	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female

At birth									
2000	76.9	74.1	79.5	77.4	74.8	80.0	71.7	68.2	74.9
1999	76.7	73.9	79.4	77.3	74.6	79.9	71.4	67.8	74.7
1998	76.7	73.8	79.5	77.3	74.5	80.0	71.3	67.6	74.8
1997	76.5	73.6	79.4	77.1	74.3	79.9	71.1	67.2	74.7
1996	76.1	73.1	79.1	76.8	73.9	79.7	70.2	66.1	74.2
1995	75.8	72.5	78.9	76.5	73.4	79.6	69.6	65.2	73.9
1994	75.7	72.4	79.0	76.5	73.3	79.6	69.5	64.9	73.9
1993	75.5	72.2	78.8	76.3	73.1	79.5	69.2	64.6	73.7
1992	75.8	72.3	79.1	76.5	73.2	79.8	69.6	65.0	73.9
1991	75.5	72.0	78.9	76.3	72.9	79.6	69.3	64.6	73.8
1990	75.4	71.8	78.8	76.1	72.7	79.4	69.1	64.5	73.6
1989	75.1	71.7	78.5	75.9	72.5	79.2	68.8	64.3	73.3
1988	74.9	71.4	78.3	75.6	72.2	78.9	68.9	64.4	73.2
1987	74.9	71.4	78.3	75.6	72.1	78.9	69.1	64.7	73.4
1986	74.7	71.2	78.2	75.4	71.9	78.8	69.1	64.8	73.4
1985	74.7	71.1	78.2	75.3	71.8	78.7	69.3	65.0	73.4
1980	73.7	70.0	77.4	74.4	70.7	78.1	68.1	63.8	72.5
1970	70.8	67.1	74.7	71.7	68.0	75.6	64.1	60.0	68.3
1960	69.7	66.6	73.1	70.6	67.4	74.1	63.2	60.7	65.9
1950	68.2	65.6	71.1	69.1	66.5	72.2	60.7	58.9	62.7
									
At age 65									
2000	17.9	16.3	19.2	17.9	16.3	19.2	16.2	14.5	17.4
1999	17.7	16.1	19.1	17.8	16.1	19.2	16.0	14.3	17.3
1998	17.8	16.0	19.2	17.8	16.1	19.3	16.1	14.3	17.4
1997	17.7	15.9	19.2	17.8	16.0	19.3	16.1	14.2	17.6
1996	17.5	15.7	19.0	17.6	15.8	19.1	15.8	13.9	17.2
1995	17.4	15.6	18.9	17.6	15.7	19.1	15.6	13.6	17.1
1994	17.4	15.5	19.0	17.5	15.6	19.1	15.7	13.6	17.2
1993	17.3	15.3	18.9	17.4	15.4	19.0	15.5	13.4	17.1
1992	17.5	15.4	19.2	17.6	15.5	19.3	15.7	13.5	17.4
1991	17.4	15.3	19.1	17.5	15.4	19.2	15.5	13.4	17.2
1990	17.2	15.1	18.9	17.3	15.2	19.1	15.4	13.2	17.2
1989	17.1	15.0	18.8	17.2	15.1	18.9	15.2	13.0	16.9
1988	16.9	14.7	18.6	17.0	14.8	18.7	15.1	12.9	16.9
1987	16.9	14.7	18.7	17.0	14.8	18.8	15.2	13.0	17.0
1986	16.8	14.6	18.6	16.9	14.7	18.7	15.2	13.0	17.0
1985	16.7	14.5	18.5	16.8	14.5	18.7	15.2	13.0	16.9
1980	16.4	14.1	18.3	16.5	14.2	18.4	15.1	13.0	16.8
1970	15.2	13.1	17.0	15.2	13.1	17.1	14.2	12.5	15.7
1960	14.3	12.8	15.8	14.4	12.9	15.9	13.9	12.7	15.1
1950	13.9	12.8	15.0	---	12.8	15.1	13.9	12.9	14.9
									
 ---  = Not available.									
									
"Sources: National Center for Health Statistics. Health, United States, 2000 With Adolescent Health Chartbook (Hyattsville, MD: NCHS, 2000) Accessed "									
online at: www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/hus/00tables.htm#Mortality (9/14/00); and A.M. Minino et al. “Deaths: Final 									
"Data for 2000,"" National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 50, Number 15 (2002). "