Life Expectancy at Birth by Race and Sex, 1930–2010
Updated November 17, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Learn the life expectancy (measured at birth) of American men and women, differentiated by race. For the 2010, the latest data available, the life expectancy for men of all races is 76.2 years and 81.1 years for women.
| All races | White | Black | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Both sexes | Male | Female | Both sexes | Male | Female | Both sexes | Male | Female |
| 2010 | 78.7 | 76.2 | 81.1 | 79.0 | 76.5 | 81.3 | 75.1 | 71.8 | 78.0 |
| 2007 | 77.9 | 75.4 | 80.4 | 78.4 | 75.9 | 80.8 | 73.6 | 70.0 | 76.8 |
| 2006 | 77.7 | 75.1 | 80.2 | 78.2 | 75.7 | 80.6 | 73.2 | 69.7 | 76.5 |
| 2005 | 77.8 | 75.2 | 80.4 | 78.3 | 75.7 | 80.8 | 73.2 | 69.5 | 76.5 |
| 20041 | 77.8 | 75.2 | 80.4 | 78.3 | 75.7 | 80.8 | 73.1 | 69.8 | 76.3 |
| 2003 | 77.5 | 74.8 | 80.1 | 78.0 | 75.3 | 80.5 | 72.7 | 69.0 | 76.1 |
| 2002 | 77.3 | 74.5 | 79.9 | 77.7 | 75.1 | 80.3 | 72.3 | 68.8 | 75.6 |
| 2001 | 77.2 | 74.4 | 79.8 | 77.7 | 75.0 | 80.2 | 72.2 | 68.6 | 75.5 |
| 2000 | 77.0 | 74.3 | 79.7 | 77.6 | 74.9 | 80.1 | 71.9 | 68.3 | 75.2 |
| 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 | 77.2 | 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 |
| 1984 | 74.7 | 71.1 | 78.2 | 75.3 | 71.8 | 78.7 | 69.5 | 65.3 | 73.6 |
| 1983 | 74.6 | 71.0 | 78.1 | 75.2 | 71.6 | 78.7 | 69.4 | 65.2 | 73.5 |
| 1982 | 74.5 | 70.8 | 78.1 | 75.1 | 71.5 | 78.7 | 69.4 | 65.1 | 73.6 |
| 1981 | 74.1 | 70.4 | 77.8 | 74.8 | 71.1 | 78.4 | 68.9 | 64.5 | 73.2 |
| 1980 | 73.7 | 70.0 | 77.4 | 74.4 | 70.7 | 78.1 | 68.1 | 63.8 | 72.5 |
| 1979 | 73.9 | 70.0 | 77.8 | 74.6 | 70.8 | 78.4 | 68.5 | 64.0 | 72.9 |
| 1978 | 73.5 | 69.6 | 77.3 | 74.1 | 70.4 | 78.0 | 68.1 | 63.7 | 72.4 |
| 1977 | 73.3 | 69.5 | 77.2 | 74.0 | 70.2 | 77.9 | 67.7 | 63.4 | 72.0 |
| 1976 | 72.9 | 69.1 | 76.8 | 73.6 | 69.9 | 77.5 | 67.2 | 62.9 | 71.6 |
| 1975 | 72.6 | 68.8 | 76.6 | 73.4 | 69.5 | 77.3 | 66.8 | 62.4 | 71.3 |
| 1974 | 72.0 | 68.2 | 75.9 | 72.8 | 69.0 | 76.7 | 66.0 | 61.7 | 70.3 |
| 1973 | 71.4 | 67.6 | 75.3 | 72.2 | 68.5 | 76.1 | 65.0 | 60.9 | 69.3 |
| 19722 | 71.2 | 67.4 | 75.1 | 72.0 | 68.3 | 75.9 | 64.7 | 60.4 | 69.1 |
| 1971 | 71.1 | 67.4 | 75.0 | 72.0 | 68.3 | 75.8 | 64.6 | 60.5 | 68.9 |
| 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 | — | — | — |
| 1950 | 68.2 | 65.6 | 71.1 | 69.1 | 66.5 | 72.2 | — | — | — |
| 1940 | 62.9 | 60.8 | 65.2 | 64.2 | 62.1 | 66.6 | — | — | — |
| 1935 | 61.7 | 59.9 | 63.9 | 62.9 | 61.0 | 65.0 | 53.1 | 51.1 | 55.2 |
| 1930 | 59.7 | 58.1 | 61.6 | 61.4 | 59.7 | 63.5 | 48.1 | 47.3 | 49.2 |
(—) Data not available.
1. Preliminary data.
2. Deaths based on a 50% sample.
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Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics Reports. Web:www.cdc.gov/nchs.
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