Trends in Health in the United States

By Wilson, Ronald W.

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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Trends in Health in the United States
Author:	Wilson, Ronald W.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, United Nations., United Nations. Office for Disarmament Affairs
Collections:	Government Library Collection, Disarmament Documents
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Publisher:	United Nations- Office for Disarmament Affairs (Unoda)


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Excerpt: Life expectancy in the United States has risen dramatically in the 20th century. In 1900, white men and white women had a life expectancy somewhat under 50 years, with women having a slight advantage over men. For men and women of other races the life expectancy it. was just about 34 years. Life expectancy for all four eXpeC s groups improved through the first half of the century ;:Zrs 1-9 White males with only occasional blips in the,curve, but between 1950 UI 8.1- All other males and approximately 1970 the life expectancy curves at birth showed very little change for men and improved only slightly for women. However, since 1970 life expectancy at-birth has continued to improve at about the same rates that it did in the first half of the century (Fig. I).