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United States, 1902-2018

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Years Average U.S. Life Expectancy At Birth
2020
2019
2018 79
2017 79
2016 79
2015 79
2014 79
2013 79
2012 79
2011 79
2010 79
2009 79
2008 78
2007 78
2006 78
2005 78
2004 78
2003 77
2002 77
2001 77
2000 77
1999 77
1998 77
1997 77
1996 76
1995 76
1994 76
1993 76
1992 76
1991 76
1990 75
1989 75
1988 75
1987 75
1986 75
1985 75
1984 75
1983 75
1982 75
1981 74
1980 74
1979 74
1978 73
1977 73
1976 73
1975 73
1974 72
1973 72
1972 72
1971 71
1970 71
1969 71
1968 71
1967 71
1966 70
1965 70
1964 70
1963 70
1962 70
1961 70
1960 70
1959 70
1958 70
1957 69
1956 69
1955 69
1954 69
1953 69
1952 69
1951 68
1950 68
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."