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LINE CHART: Life Expectancy at Birth, by Race*
and Sex, 1970-2004
(Number of Years)
1970: Black Male 60.0; White Male 68.0; Black Female 68.3;
White Female 75.6
1975: Black Male 62.4; White Male 69.5; Black Female 71.3;
White Female 77.3
1980: Black Male 63.8; White Male 70.7; Black Female 72.5;
White Female 78.1
1985: Black Male 65.0; White Male 71.8; Black Female 73.4;
White Female 78.7
1990: Black Male 64.5; White Male 72.7; Black Female 73.6;
White Female 79.4
1995: Black Male 65.2; White Male 73.4; Black Female 73.9;
White Female 79.6
2000: Black Male 68.3; White Male 74.9; Black Female 75.2;
White Female 80.1
2004: Black Male 69.5; White Male 75.7; Black Female 76.3;
White Female 80.8
*Data presented may include Hispanics.
Source: Kochanek KM, Murphy SL, Anderson RN, Scott C. Deaths:
Final Data for 2002. National Vital Statistics Reports 2004;53(5)
National Center for Health Statistics. Health, United States,
2006 with Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans.
Hyattsville, MD: 2006.
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