Table 22. Life expectancy at birth, at age 65, and at age 75, by sex, race, and Hispanic origin: United States, selected years 1900-2010
.
(Data are based on death certificates)
1
All races
White
Black or African American
Specified age
Both
Both
Both
and year
sexes
Male
Female
sexes
Male
Female
sexes
Male
Female
At birth
Life expectancy in years
2,3
1900
...........
47.3
46.3
48.3
47.6
46.6
48.7
33.0
32.5
33.5
3
1950
.............
68.2
65.6
71.1
69.1
66.5
72.2
60.8
59.1
62.9
3
1960
.............
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
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
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..............
76.8
74.1
79.3
77.3
74.7
79.9
71.8
68.2
75.1
2001..............
77.0
74.3
79.5
77.5
74.9
80.0
72.0
68.5
75.3
2002..............
77.0
74.4
79.6
77.5
74.9
80.1
72.2
68.7
75.4
2003.............
77.2
74.5
79.7
77.7
75.1
80.2
72.4
68.9
75.7
2004.............
77.6
75.0
80.1
78.1
75.5
80.5
72.9
69.4
76.1
2005.............
77.6
75.0
80.1
78.0
75.5
80.5
73.0
69.5
76.2
2006.............
77.8
75.2
80.3
78.3
75.8
80.7
73.4
69.9
76.7
2007.............
78.1
75.5
80.6
78.5
76.0
80.9
73.8
70.3
77.0
2008.............
78.2
75.6
80.6
78.5
76.1
80.9
74.3
70.9
77.3
2009.............
78.5
76.0
80.9
78.8
76.4
81.2
74.7
71.4
77.7
2010.............
78.7
76.2
81.0
78.9
76.5
81.3
75.1
71.8
78.0
At 65 years
3
1950
.............
13.9
12.8
15.0
14.1
12.8
15.1
13.9
12.9
14.9
3
1960
.............
14.3
12.8
15.8
14.4
12.9
15.9
13.9
12.7
15.1