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From 1970 to 2006, the life expectancy at birth (age in years) for:
| Year | Age in Years | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black male | White male | Black female | White female | |
*Both racial categories include Hispanics.↑ Source: Heron MP, Hoyert DL, Murphy SL, Xu JQ, Kochanek KD, Tejada-Vera B. Deaths: Final data for 2006. National vital statistics reports; vol 57 no 14. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2009. |
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| 1970 | 60.0 | 68.0 | 68.3 | 75.6 |
| 2006 | 80.6 | 76.5 | 75.7 | 69.7 |
Information on this page can be found in the print version of Women's Health USA 2009. Suggested Citation: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Women's Health USA 2009. Rockville, Maryland: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2009.