The
National Center for Health Statistics recently released an analysis of
mortality rates in the U.S. Here are some key findings from the report:
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In 2015, life expectancy at birth was
78.8 years for the U.S. population.
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For males, life expectancy changed
from 76.5 in 2014 to 76.3 in 2015.
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Female life expectancy decreased from
81.3 in 2014 to 81.2 in 2015.
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The difference in life expectancy
between females and males increased 0.1 year.
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In 2015, life expectancy at age 65
for the total population was 19.4 years.
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Life expectancy at age 65 was 20.6
years for females and 18.0 years for males.
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Source:
National Center for Health Statistics, December, 2016
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