Life expectancy gains in the United States, at age 75

Year

Published: July, 2006

Life expectancy

Gain over the past 10 years

1980

10.4

1990

10.9

0.5

2000

11.4

0.5

2002

11.5

0.1*

*Gain over the past 2 years

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