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Life Expectancy at Birth by Race and Sex, 1930–2005
Learn the life expectancy (measured at birth) of American men and women, differentiated by race. For the 2005, the latest data available, the life expectancy for men of all races is 75.2 years and 80.4 years for women.
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All races
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White
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Black
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| Year
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Both sexes
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Male
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Female
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Both sexes
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Male
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Female
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Both sexes
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Male
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Female
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| 2005
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77.8
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75.2
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80.4
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78.3
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75.7
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80.8
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73.2
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69.5
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76.5
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| 20041
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77.8
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75.2
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80.4
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78.3
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75.7
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80.8
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73.1
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69.8
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76.3
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| 2003
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77.5
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74.8
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80.1
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78.0
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75.3
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80.5
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72.7
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69.0
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76.1
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| 2002
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77.3
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74.5
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79.9
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77.7
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75.1
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80.3
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72.3
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68.8
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75.6
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| 2001
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77.2
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74.4
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79.8
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77.7
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75.0
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80.2
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72.2
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68.6
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75.5
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| 2000
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77.0
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74.3
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79.7
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77.6
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74.9
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80.1
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71.9
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68.3
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75.2
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| 1999
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76.7
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73.9
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79.4
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77.3
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74.6
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79.9
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71.4
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67.8
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74.7
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| 1998
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76.7
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73.8
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79.5
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77.3
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74.5
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80.0
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71.3
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67.6
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74.8
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| 1997
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76.5
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73.6
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79.4
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77.2
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74.3
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79.9
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71.1
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67.2
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74.7
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| 1996
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76.1
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73.1
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79.1
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76.8
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73.9
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79.7
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70.2
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66.1
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74.2
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| 1995
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75.8
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72.5
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78.9
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76.5
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73.4
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79.6
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69.6
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65.2
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73.9
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| 1994
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75.7
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72.4
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79.0
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76.5
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73.3
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79.6
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69.5
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64.9
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73.9
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| 1993
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75.5
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72.2
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78.8
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76.3
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73.1
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79.5
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69.2
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64.6
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73.7
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| 1992
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75.8
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72.3
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79.1
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76.5
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73.2
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79.8
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69.6
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65.0
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73.9
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| 1991
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75.5
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72.0
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78.9
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76.3
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72.9
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79.6
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69.3
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64.6
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73.8
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| 1990
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75.4
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71.8
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78.8
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76.1
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72.7
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79.4
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69.1
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64.5
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73.6
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| 1989
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75.1
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71.7
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78.5
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75.9
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72.5
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79.2
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68.8
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64.3
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73.3
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| 1988
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74.9
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71.4
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78.3
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75.6
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72.2
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78.9
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68.9
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64.4
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73.2
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| 1987
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74.9
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71.4
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78.3
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75.6
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72.1
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78.9
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69.1
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64.7
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73.4
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| 1986
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74.7
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71.2
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78.2
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75.4
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71.9
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78.8
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69.1
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64.8
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73.4
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| 1985
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74.7
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71.1
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78.2
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75.3
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71.8
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78.7
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69.3
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65.0
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73.4
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| 1984
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74.7
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71.1
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78.2
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75.3
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71.8
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78.7
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69.5
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65.3
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73.6
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| 1983
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74.6
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71.0
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78.1
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75.2
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71.6
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78.7
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69.4
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65.2
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73.5
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| 1982
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74.5
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70.8
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78.1
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75.1
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71.5
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78.7
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69.4
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65.1
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73.6
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| 1981
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74.1
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70.4
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77.8
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74.8
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71.1
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78.4
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68.9
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64.5
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73.2
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| 1980
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73.7
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70.0
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77.4
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74.4
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70.7
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78.1
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68.1
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63.8
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72.5
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| 1979
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73.9
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70.0
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77.8
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74.6
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70.8
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78.4
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68.5
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64.0
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72.9
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| 1978
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73.5
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69.6
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77.3
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74.1
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70.4
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78.0
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68.1
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63.7
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72.4
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| 1977
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73.3
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69.5
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77.2
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74.0
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70.2
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77.9
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67.7
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63.4
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72.0
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| 1976
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72.9
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69.1
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76.8
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73.6
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69.9
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77.5
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67.2
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62.9
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71.6
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| 1975
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72.6
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68.8
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76.6
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73.4
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69.5
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77.3
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66.8
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62.4
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71.3
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| 1974
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72.0
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68.2
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75.9
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72.8
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69.0
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76.7
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66.0
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61.7
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70.3
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| 1973
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71.4
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67.6
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75.3
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72.2
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68.5
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76.1
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65.0
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60.9
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69.3
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| 19722
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71.2
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67.4
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75.1
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72.0
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68.3
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75.9
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64.7
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60.4
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69.1
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| 1971
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71.1
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67.4
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75.0
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72.0
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68.3
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75.8
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64.6
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60.5
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68.9
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| 1970
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70.8
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67.1
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74.7
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71.7
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68.0
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75.6
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64.1
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60.0
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68.3
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| 1960
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69.7
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66.6
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73.1
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70.6
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67.4
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74.1
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—
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—
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| 1950
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68.2
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65.6
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71.1
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69.1
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66.5
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72.2
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—
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—
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—
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| 1940
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62.9
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60.8
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65.2
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64.2
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62.1
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66.6
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—
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—
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—
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| 1935
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61.7
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59.9
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63.9
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62.9
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61.0
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65.0
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53.1
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51.1
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55.2
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| 1930
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59.7
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58.1
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61.6
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61.4
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59.7
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63.5
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48.1
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47.3
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49.2
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(—) Data not available.
1. Preliminary data.
2. Deaths based on a 50% sample.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics Reports, vol. 54, no. 19, June 28, 2006. Web: www.cdc.gov/nchs.
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