Breadcrumb

Life Expectancy by Age, 1850–2011

The expectation of life at a specified age is the average number of years that members of a hypothetical group of people of the same age would continue to live if they were subject throughout the remainder of their lives to the same mortality rate.

Age

Calendar period

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

White males

18501

38.3

48.0

40.1

34.0

27.9

21.6

15.6

10.2

5.9

18901

42.50

48.45

40.66

34.05

27.37

20.72

14.73

9.35

5.40

1900–19022

48.23

50.59

42.19

34.88

27.74

20.76

14.35

9.03

5.10

1909–19112

50.23

51.32

42.71

34.87

27.43

20.39

13.98

8.83

5.09

1919–19213

56.34

54.15

45.60

37.65

29.86

22.22

15.25

9.51

5.47

1929–1931

59.12

54.96

46.02

37.54

29.22

21.51

14.72

9.20

5.26

1939–1941

62.81

57.03

47.76

38.80

30.03

21.96

15.05

9.42

5.38

1949–1951

66.31

58.98

49.52

40.29

31.17

22.83

15.76

10.07

5.88

1959–19615

67.55

59.78

50.25

40.98

31.73

23.22

16.01

10.29

5.89

1969–19716

67.94

59.69

50.22

41.07

31.87

23.34

16.07

10.38

6.18

1979–1981

70.82

61.98

52.45

43.31

34.04

25.26

17.56

11.35

6.76

1990

72.7

63.5

54.0

44.7

35.6

26.7

18.7

12.1

7.1

1992

73.2

64.0

54.3

45.1

36.0

27.1

19.1

12.4

7.2

1993

73.1

63.8

54.2

44.9

35.9

27.0

18.9

12.3

7.1

1995

73.4

64.1

54.5

45.2

36.1

27.3

19.3

12.5

7.2

1997

74.3

65.0

55.3

45.9

36.7

27.7

19.6

12.7

7.4

1998

74.5

65.2

55.5

46.1

36.8

27.9

19.7

12.8

7.5

1999

74.6

65.3

55.6

46.2

36.9

28.0

19.8

12.9

7.5

2000

74.8

65.4

55.7

46.4

37.1

28.2

20.0

13.0

7.6

2001

75.0

65.6

56.0

46.6

37.3

28.4

20.2

13.2

7.7

2002

75.1

65.7

56.1

46.7

37.4

28.5

20.3

13.3

7.7

2003

75.3

66.0

56.3

46.9

37.6

28.8

20.6

13.5

8.0

20047

75.7

66.3

56.7

47.3

38.0

29.1

20.9

13.7

8.1

20117

76.3

66.9

57.2

47.9

38.6

29.6

21.5

14.3

8.2

White females

18501

40.5

47.2

40.2

35.4

29.8

23.5

17.0

11.3

6.4

18901

44.46

49.62

42.03

35.36

28.76

22.09

15.70

10.15

5.75

1900–19022

51.08

52.15

43.77

36.42

29.17

21.89

15.23

9.59

5.50

1909–19112

53.62

53.57

44.88

36.96

29.26

21.74

14.92

9.38

5.35

1919–19213

58.53

55.17

46.46

38.72

30.94

23.12

15.93

9.94

5.70

1929–1931

62.67

57.65

48.52

39.99

31.52

23.41

16.05

9.98

5.63

1939–1941

67.29

60.85

51.38

42.21

33.25

24.72

17.00

10.50

5.88

1949–1951

72.03

64.26

54.56

45.00

35.64

26.76

18.64

11.68

6.59

1959–19615

74.19

66.05

56.29

46.63

37.13

28.08

19.69

12.38

6.67

1969–19716

75.49

66.97

57.24

47.60

38.12

29.11

20.79

13.37

7.59

1979–1981

78.22

69.21

59.44

49.76

40.16

30.96

22.45

14.89

8.65

1990

79.4

70.1

60.3

50.6

41.0

31.6

23.0

15.4

9.0

1992

79.8

70.4

60.6

50.9

41.2

31.9

23.2

15.6

9.2

1993

79.5

70.1

60.3

50.6

41.0

31.7

23.0

15.3

8.9

1995

79.6

70.2

60.4

50.6

41.0

31.7

23.0

15.4

8.9

1997

79.9

70.5

60.7

50.9

41.3

32.0

23.2

15.5

9.1

1998

80.0

70.6

60.8

51.0

41.4

32.0

23.3

15.6

9.1

1999

79.9

70.5

60.6

50.9

41.3

31.9

23.2

15.5

9.0

2000

80.0

70.5

60.7

50.9

41.3

32.0

23.2

15.5

9.1

2001

80.2

70.8

60.9

51.2

41.6

32.3

23.5

15.7

9.3

2002

80.3

70.8

61.0

51.2

41.6

32.4

23.6

15.8

9.3

2003

80.5

71.0

61.2

51.5

41.9

32.6

23.8

16.0

9.6

20047

80.8

71.3

61.5

51.8

42.1

32.9

24.1

16.2

9.7

20117

81.1

71.6

61.8

52.0

42.5

33.2

24.5

16.5

9.7

All other males4

1900–19022

32.54

41.90

35.11

29.25

23.12

17.34

12.62

8.33

5.12

1909–19112

34.05

40.65

33.46

27.33

21.57

16.21

11.67

8.00

5.53

1919–19213

47.14

45.99

38.36

32.51

26.53

20.47

14.74

9.58

5.83

1929–1931

47.55

44.27

35.95

29.45

23.36

17.92

13.15

8.78

5.42

1939–1941

52.33

48.54

39.74

32.25

25.23

19.18

14.38

10.06

6.46

1949–1951

58.91

52.96

43.73

35.31

27.29

20.25

14.91

10.74

7.07

1959–19615

61.48

55.19

45.78

37.05

28.72

21.28

15.29

10.81

6.87

1969–19716

60.98

53.67

44.37

36.20

28.29

21.24

15.35

10.68

7.57

1979–1981

65.63

57.40

47.87

39.13

30.64

22.92

16.54

11.36

7.22

1990

67.0

58.5

49.0

40.3

31.9

23.9

17.0

11.4

7.0

1992

67.7

59.0

49.6

40.9

32.4

24.5

17.5

11.7

7.2

1993

67.3

58.6

49.2

40.6

32.2

24.3

17.3

11.5

6.9

1995

67.9

59.1

49.6

40.8

32.4

24.6

17.6

11.7

7.0

1997

69.8

60.9

51.4

42.5

33.7

25.5

18.3

12.4

7.9

1998

67.6

59.0

49.5

40.6

31.9

23.9

17.1

11.5

7.1

1999

67.8

59.2

49.6

40.7

31.9

24.0

17.2

11.6

7.2

2000

68.3

59.6

50.0

41.1

32.3

24.3

17.5

11.8

7.4

2001

68.6

59.8

50.3

41.4

32.5

24.4

17.5

11.7

7.3

2002

68.8

60.1

50.5

41.6

32.8

24.6

17.6

11.8

7.5

2003

69.0

60.3

50.7

41.8

32.9

24.8

17.9

12.1

7.9

20047

69.8

61.0

51.4

42.5

33.6

25.3

18.3

12.6

8.2

20117

72.1

63.2

53.6

44.5

35.5

26.8

19.3

13.1

7.9

All other females4

1900–19022

35.04

43.02

36.89

30.70

24.37

18.67

13.60

9.62

6.48

1909–19112

37.67

42.84

36.14

29.61

23.34

17.65

12.78

9.22

6.05

1919–19213

46.92

44.54

37.15

31.48

25.60

19.76

14.69

10.25

6.58

1929–1931

49.51

45.33

37.22

30.67

24.30

18.60

14.22

10.38

6.90

1939–1941

55.51

50.83

42.14

34.52

27.31

21.04

16.14

11.81

8.00

1949–1951

62.70

56.17

46.77

38.02

29.82

22.67

16.95

12.29

8.15

1959–19615

66.47

59.72

50.07

40.83

32.16

24.31

17.83

12.46

7.66

1969–19716

69.05

61.49

51.85

42.61

33.87

25.97

19.02

13.30

9.01

1979–1981

74.00

65.64

55.88

46.39

37.16

28.59

20.49

14.44

9.17

1990

75.2

66.6

56.8

47.3

38.1

29.2

21.3

14.5

8.8

1992

75.7

67.0

57.2

47.7

38.4

29.6

21.7

14.8

8.9

1993

75.5

66.7

56.9

47.4

38.2

29.5

21.4

14.5

8.7

1995

75.7

66.8

57.0

47.5

38.3

29.6

21.5

14.5

8.7

1997

76.7

67.8

58.0

48.4

39.1

30.3

22.1

15.1

9.4

1998

74.8

66.0

56.2

46.7

37.5

28.8

21.0

14.1

8.7

1999

74.7

66.0

56.2

46.6

37.4

28.7

20.9

14.0

8.6

2000

75.0

66.2

56.4

46.8

37.6

29.0

21.0

14.1

8.7

2001

75.5

66.6

56.8

47.2

38.0

29.3

21.5

14.7

9.2

2002

75.6

66.8

57.0

47.4

38.1

29.5

21.6

14.7

9.2

2003

76.1

67.2

57.4

47.8

38.6

29.9

22.1

15.3

9.8

20047

76.5

67.6

57.8

48.2

38.9

30.2

22.3

15.4

9.7

20117

78.2

69.1

59.3

49.6

40.2

31.3

23.2

15.8

9.6

1. Massachusetts only; white and nonwhite combined, the latter being about 1% of the total.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Historical Statistics of the United States.