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United States, 1902-2018

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Years Average U.S. Life Expectancy At Birth Average U.S. Life Expectancy At Age 65 Average U.S. Life Expectancy At Age 75
2020
2019
2018 79 20 12
2017 79 19 12
2016 79 19 12
2015 79 19 12
2014 79 19 12
2013 79 19 12
2012 79 19 12
2011 79 19 12
2010 79 19 12
2009 79 19 12
2008 78 19 12
2007 78 19 12
2006 78 19 12
2005 78 18 12
2004 78 18 12
2003 77 18 11
2002 77 18 11
2001 77 18 11
2000 77 18 11
1999 77 18 11
1998 77 18 11
1997 77 18 11
1996 76 18 11
1995 76 17 11
1994 76 17 11
1993 76 17 11
1992 76 18 11
1991 76 17 11
1990 75 17 11
1989 75 17 11
1988 75 17 11
1987 75 17 11
1986 75 17 11
1985 75 17 11
1984 75 17 11
1983 75 17 11
1982 75 17 11
1981 74 17 11
1980 74 16 10
1979 74 16
1978 73 16
1977 73 16
1976 73 16
1975 73 16
1974 72 16
1973 72 16
1972 72 16
1971 71 15
1970 71 15
1969 71 15
1968 71 15
1967 71 15
1966 70 15
1965 70 15
1964 70 15
1963 70 15
1962 70 15
1961 70 14
1960 70 14
1959 70 14
1958 70 14
1957 69 14
1956 69 14
1955 69 14
1954 69 14
1953 69 14
1952 69 14
1951 68 14
1950 68 14
1949 68
1948 67
1947 67
1946 67
1945 66
1944 66
1943 65
1942 65
1941 64
1940 64
1939 64
1938 63
1937 63
1936 62
1935 62
1934 62
1933 61
1932 61
1931 60
1930 60
1929 59
1928 59
1927 59
1926 58
1925 58
1924 57
1923 57
1922 57
1921 56
1920 56
1919 55
1918 55
1917 54
1916 54
1915 54
1914 53
1913 53
1912 52
1911 52
1910 52
1909 51
1908 51
1907 50
1906 50
1905 49
1904 49
1903 49
1902 48

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1900-2018 — Life Expectancy for the United States as a Whole

National Center for Health Statistics. Health, United States, 2019: Table 4. Hyattsville, MD. 2021.
Life expectancy at birth (1900-2018), age 65 (1950-2018), and age 75 (1980-2018), selected years 1900–2018.
Available from: cdc.gov/nchs/hus/contents2019.htm

Bucky Stats values for the years between 1900, 1950, 1960, 1970, 1975, and 1980 are linear estimates between those reported data points.

Data points for 1900 and 1950 came with disclaimers \4 and \5. Data point 1960 has disclaimer \4 At birth, and has \5 At 65. Data points 2017 and 2018 have disclaimer \6.

"Disclaimer \4: The death registration area increased from 10 states and the District of Columbia (D.C.) in 1900 to all 48 states and D.C. in 1933. Alaska and Hawaii were included in 1959 and 1960, respectively. See Appendix II, Registration area.
Disclaimer \5: Includes deaths of persons who were not residents of the registration areas.
Disclaimer \6: Estimates for 2017 were revised using updated Medicare data; therefore, these values may differ from previous editions of Health, United States. Estimates for 2018 are based on final Medicare data."