United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

Life Expectancy 7 1
N o . 1 0 5 . E x p e c t a t i o n o f L if e a t B i r t h : 1 9 2 0 t o 1 9 7 9
[In years. Prior to I960, excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Data prior to 1940 for death-registration States only; see text, p, 57.
Beginning 1970, excludes deaths of nonresidents of the United States. See also H is to ric a l S ta tis tic s , C o lo n ia l T im e s to 1 97 0,
senes B 107-115]
YEAR
TOTAL WHITE BLACK AND OTHER
Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female
1920................................................................................. 54,1 53.6 54.6 54.9 54.4 55.6 45.3 45,5 45.2
1930................................................................................. 59.7 58.1 61.6 61.4 59.7 63.5 48.1 47.3 49.2
1940................................................................................. 62.9 60.8 65.2 64.2 62.1 66.6 53.1 51.5 54.9
1950................................................................................. 68.2 65.6 71.1 69.1 66.5 72.2 60.8 59.1 62.9
1955................................................................................. 69.6 66.7 72.8 70.5 67.4 73.7 63.7 81.4 66.1
1960...... 69.7 73.1 741 63.6 61.1 fifi 3
Iflflfi...... 70.2 73.7 74.7 64.1 61.1
1970.................................................................................. 70.9 67.1 74.8 71.7 68.0 75.6 65.3 61.3 69.4
1971.................................................................................. 71.1 67.4 75.0 72.0 6B.3 75.8 65.6 61.6 69.7
1972..... 71.1 67.4 75.1 72.0 68.3 75.9 65.6 61.5 69.9
1973..... 71.3 67.6 75.3 72.2 68.4 76.1 65.9 61.9 70.1
1974..... 71.9 68.1 75.8 72.7 68.9 76.6 67.0 6 Z 9 71.3
1975..... 72.5 68.7 76.5 73.2 69.4 77.2 67.9 63.6 72.3
1976..... 72.8 69.0 76.7 73.5 69.7 77.3 68.3 64.1 72.6
1977..... 73.2 69.3 77.1 73.8 70.0 77.7 68.8 64.6 73.1
1978..... 73.3 69.5 77.2 74.0 70.2 77.8 69.2 65.0 73.6
1979..... 73.7 69.9 77.6 74.4 70.6 78.2 69.8 65.5 74.2
Source: U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, V ita l S ta tis tic s o f th e U n ite d S ta te s , annual; and unpublished data.
No. 106. S e l e c t e d L i f e T a b l e V a l u e s : 1 9 3 9 t o 1 9 7 9
[Prior to 1960, excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Beginning 1970, excludes deaths of nonresidents of the United States. See H is to ric a l
S ta tis tic s , C o lo n ia l T im e s to 1 9 7 0 , series B 116-125]
AGE AND 8EX
1939-
1941
1949-
1951
1959-
1961
WHITE
1969-
1971
1975 1979
1939-
m i
1949-
1951
BLACK AND OTHER
1959-
1961
1969-
1971
197S 1979
Black,
1979
AVERAGE EXPECTATION OF LIFE IN YEARS
At birth: M ale...........
Fem ale.....
Age 20: M ale...........
Fem ale.....
Age 40: M ale...........
Fem ale.....
Age 50: M ale...........
Fem ale.....
Age 65: M ale...........
Fem ale.....
62.6
67.3
47.8
51.4
30.0
33.3
22.0
24.7
12.1
13.6
66.3
72.0
49.5
54.6
31.2
35.6
22.8
26.8
12.8
15.0
67.6
74.2
50.3
56.3
31.7
37.1
23.2
28.1
13.0
15.9
67.9
75.5
50.2
57.2
31.9
38.1
23.3
29.1
13.0
16.9
69.4
77.2
51.4
58.6
33.0
39.4
24.3
30.3
13.7
18.1
70.6
78.2
52.3
59.5
33.9
40.2
25.1
31.0
14.2
18.7
52.3
55.5
39.7
42.1
25.2
27.3
19.2
21.0
12.2
14.0
58.9
62.7
43.7
45.8
27.3
29.8
20.3
22.7
12.8
14.5
61.5
66.5
45.8
50.1
28.7
32.2
21.3
24.3
12.8
15.1
61.0
69.1
44.4
51.9
28.3
33.9
21.2
26.0
12.9
16.0
63.6
72.3
46.3
54.7
29.8
36.2
22.4
27.9
13.7
17.5
65.5
74.2
47.8
56.2
30.9
37.6
23.2
29.0
14.4
1B.4
64.0
72.7
46.4
54.8
29.6
36.2
22.1
27.8
13.3
17.2
ANNUAL DEATHS EXPECTED PER 1,000 AUVE AT SPECIFIED AGE
At birth: M ale...........
Fem ale.....
Age 20: M a le ...........
Fem ale.....
Age 40: M ale.__......
Female......
Age 50: M a le ...........
Fem ale.....
Age 65: M a le ...........
Fem ale......
48.1
37.9
2.1
1.5
5.1
3.7
11.6
7.6
36.9
26.4
30.7
23.6
1.6
.7
3.9
2.4
10.1
5.6
34.5
20.6
25.9
19.6
1.6
.6
3.3
1.9
9.6
4.7
33.9
17.4
20.1
15.3
1.9
.6
3.4
1.9
6.9
4.7
33.9
15.6
15.9
12.3
1.8
.6
2.9
1.7
8.0
4.2
30.3
13.9
12.9
10.0
1.8
.6
2.4
1.4
6.5
3.6
2Q.0
11.4
83.0
66.8
(NA)
(NA)
13.6
11.8
25.4
21.9
(NA)
(NA)
50.9
40.9
3.1
2.3
8.8
7.7
19.1
16.0
45.8
37.0
47.0
38.3
2.4
1.2
7.5
5.6
15.7
11.7
43.7
30.7
34.1
27.7
3.6
1.2
9.0
5.1
16.8
10.1
41.7
27.4
26.3
22.2
2.6
.9
7.4
3.7
14.5
7.9
35.5
19.8
21.7
18.2
2.1
.8
5.9
2.8
10.6
6.5
19.3
14.2
23.8
20.0
2.2
.8
6.3
3.0
11.4
7.1
19.3
14.3
NUMBER 8URVIVING TO SPECIFIED AGE PER 1,000 BORN LIVE
Age 20: M ale........... 923 951 959 964 970 973 868 919 931 943 956 963 961
Female...... 940 965 971 976 980 983 885 935 947 959 968 973 971
Age 40: M ate........... 869 912 924 925 934 938 728 828 857 844 870 889 881
Female..... 696 941 953 957 964 968 759 861 897 912 933 943 939
Age SO: M a le ........... 805 856 874 877 890 899 608 729 772 747 787 813 799
Fem ale..... 853 907 925 929 939 946 649 770 830 850 883 902 893
Age 65: M a le .......... . 583 635 658 652 694 718 359 452 514 496 543 575 550
Fem ale...... 687 766 807 809 832 845 407 524 608 661 715 743 725
NA Not available.
S ource: U.S. National Center fo r Health Statistics, U .S . L ife T ables a n d A c tu a ria l T ables, 1 9 3 9 -4 1 ; 1 9 4 9 -5 1 ; 1 9 5 9 -6 1 ; and V ita l
S ta tis tic s o f th e U n ite d S ta te s, annual; and unpublished data.