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Life expectancy at birth by race and sex: United States, 1940, 1950, 1960, and 1970-95
| Year | All races | White | All other | |||||||||
| Total | Black | |||||||||||
| Both sexes | Male | Female | Both sexes | Male | Female | Both sexes | Male | Female | Both sexes | Male | Female | |
| 1995 | 75.8 | 72.5 | 78.9 | 76.5 | 73.4 | 79.6 | 71.9 | 67.9 | 75.7 | 69.6 | 65.2 | 73.9 |
| 1994 | 75.7 | 72.4 | 79.0 | 76.5 | 73.3 | 79.6 | 71.7 | 67.6 | 75.7 | 69.5 | 64.9 | 73.9 |
| 1993 | 75.5 | 72.2 | 78.8 | 76.3 | 73.1 | 79.5 | 71.5 | 67.3 | 75.5 | 69.2 | 64.6 | 73.7 |
| 1992 | 75.8 | 72.3 | 79.1 | 76.5 | 73.2 | 79.8 | 71.8 | 67.7 | 75.7 | 69.6 | 65.0 | 73.9 |
| 1991 | 75.5 | 72.0 | 78.9 | 76.3 | 72.9 | 79.6 | 71.5 | 67.3 | 75.5 | 69.3 | 64.6 | 73.8 |
| 1990 | 75.4 | 71.8 | 78.8 | 76.1 | 72.7 | 79.4 | 71.2 | 67.0 | 75.2 | 69.1 | 64.5 | 73.6 |
| 1989 | 75.1 | 71.7 | 78.5 | 75.9 | 72.5 | 79.2 | 70.9 | 66.7 | 74.9 | 68.8 | 64.3 | 73.3 |
| 1988 | 74.9 | 71.4 | 78.3 | 75.6 | 72.2 | 78.9 | 70.8 | 66.7 | 74.8 | 68.9 | 64.4 | 73.2 |
| 1987 | 74.9 | 71.4 | 78.3 | 75.6 | 72.1 | 78.9 | 71.0 | 66.9 | 75.0 | 69.1 | 64.7 | 73.4 |
| 1986 | 74.7 | 71.2 | 78.2 | 75.4 | 71.9 | 78.8 | 70.9 | 66.8 | 74.9 | 69.1 | 64.8 | 73.4 |
| 1985 | 74.7 | 71.1 | 78.2 | 75.3 | 71.8 | 78.7 | 71.0 | 67.0 | 74.8 | 69.3 | 65.0 | 73.4 |
| 1984 | 74.7 | 71.1 | 78.2 | 75.3 | 71.8 | 78.7 | 71.1 | 67.2 | 74.9 | 69.5 | 65.3 | 73.6 |
| 1983 | 74.6 | 71.0 | 78.1 | 75.2 | 71.6 | 78.7 | 70.9 | 67.0 | 74.7 | 69.4 | 65.2 | 73.5 |
| 1982 | 74.5 | 70.8 | 78.1 | 75.1 | 71.5 | 78.7 | 70.9 | 66.8 | 74.9 | 69.4 | 65.1 | 73.6 |
| 1981 | 74.1 | 70.4 | 77.8 | 74.8 | 71.1 | 78.4 | 70.3 | 66.2 | 74.4 | 68.9 | 64.5 | 73.2 |
| 1980 | 73.7 | 70.0 | 77.4 | 74.4 | 70.7 | 78.1 | 69.5 | 65.3 | 73.6 | 68.1 | 63.8 | 72.5 |
| 1979 | 73.9 | 70.0 | 77.8 | 74.6 | 70.8 | 78.4 | 69.8 | 65.4 | 74.1 | 68.5 | 64.0 | 72.9 |
| 1978 | 73.5 | 69.6 | 77.3 | 74.1 | 70.4 | 78.0 | 69.3 | 65.0 | 73.5 | 68.1 | 63.7 | 72.4 |
| 1977 | 73.3 | 69.5 | 77.2 | 74.0 | 70.2 | 77.9 | 68.9 | 64.7 | 73.2 | 67.7 | 63.4 | 72.0 |
| 1976 | 72.9 | 69.1 | 76.8 | 73.6 | 69.9 | 77.5 | 68.4 | 64.2 | 72.7 | 67.2 | 62.9 | 71.6 |
| 1975 | 72.6 | 68.8 | 76.6 | 73.4 | 69.5 | 77.3 | 68.0 | 63.7 | 72.4 | 66.8 | 62.4 | 71.3 |
| 1974 | 72.0 | 68.2 | 75.9 | 72.8 | 69.0 | 76.7 | 67.1 | 62.9 | 71.3 | 66.0 | 61.7 | 70.3 |
| 1973 | 71.4 | 67.6 | 75.3 | 72.2 | 68.5 | 76.1 | 66.1 | 62.0 | 70.3 | 65.0 | 60.9 | 69.3 |
| 1972 |
71.2 | 67.4 | 75.1 | 72.0 | 68.3 | 75.9 | 65.7 | 61.5 | 70.1 | 64.7 | 60.4 | 69.1 |
| 1971 | 71.1 | 67.4 | 75.0 | 72.0 | 68.3 | 75.8 | 65.6 | 61.6 | 69.8 | 64.6 | 60.5 | 68.9 |
| 1970 | 70.8 | 67.1 | 74.7 | 71.7 | 68.0 | 75.6 | 65.3 | 61.3 | 69.4 | 64.1 | 60.0 | 68.3 |
| 1960 | 69.7 | 66.6 | 73.1 | 70.6 | 67.4 | 74.1 | 63.6 | 61.1 | 66.3 | - - - | - - - | - - - |
| 1950 | 68.2 | 65.6 | 71.1 | 69.1 | 66.5 | 72.2 | 60.8 | 59.1 | 62.9 | - - - | - - - | - - - |
| 1940 | 62.9 | 60.8 | 65.2 | 64.2 | 62.1 | 66.6 | 53.1 | 51.5 | 54.9 | - - - | - - - | - - - |
| - - - Data not available. | ||||||||||||
Suggested citation: Anderson RN, Kochanek KD, Murphy SL. Advance report of final mortality statistics, 1995. Monthly vital statistics report; vol 45 no 11, supp 2, p 19. Hyattsville, Maryland: National Center for Health Statistics. 1997. (The NCHS Web site contains instructions to download the Acrobat® reader required to view this publication.)
Updated 1/12/98