Table 7. Life expectancy at selected ages by race and sex: United States, 2006
Exact age in years All races1 White Black
Both sexes Male Female   Both sexes Male Female   Both sexes Male Female
0 77.7 75.1 80.2 78.2 75.7 80.6 73.2 69.7 76.5
1 77.2 74.7 79.7 77.6 75.1 80.0 73.2 69.7 76.5
5 73.3 70.8 75.8 73.7 71.2 76.1 69.4 65.8 72.6
10 68.4 65.8 70.8 68.7 66.3 71.1 64.4 60.9 67.7
15 63.4 60.9 65.9 63.8 61.3 66.1 59.5 56.0 62.7
20 58.6 56.1 61.0 59.0 56.6 61.3 54.7 51.3 57.8
25 53.9 51.5 56.1 54.2 51.9 56.4 50.1 46.8 53.0
30 49.2 46.9 51.3 49.5 47.3 51.5 45.5 42.4 48.2
35 44.4 42.2 46.4 44.7 42.6 46.7 40.9 37.9 43.5
40 39.7 37.6 41.7 40.0 37.9 41.9 36.4 33.5 38.9
45 35.2 33.1 37.0 35.4 33.4 37.2 32.0 29.2 34.5
50 30.7 28.8 32.5 30.9 29.0 32.6 27.9 25.2 30.2
55 26.5 24.7 28.0 26.6 24.9 28.2 24.1 21.6 26.1
60 22.4 20.7 23.8 22.5 20.9 23.8 20.4 18.2 22.2
65 18.5 17.0 19.7 18.6 17.1 19.8 17.1 15.1 18.6
70 14.9 13.6 15.9 14.9 13.6 15.9 13.9 12.3 15.1
75 11.6 10.5 12.3 11.5 10.5 12.3 11.1 9.8 12.0
80 8.7 7.8 9.3 8.7 7.8 9.3 8.7 7.7 9.3
85 6.4 5.7 6.8 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.9 7.1
90 4.6 4.1 4.8 4.5 4.0 4.7 5.1 4.5 5.3
95 3.2 2.9 3.3 3.2 2.8 3.3 3.8 3.5 3.9
100 2.3 2.0 2.3 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.8 2.6 2.8
1 Includes races other than white and black
[Race categories are consistent with the 1977 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) standards. Multiple-race data were reported by 25 states and the District of Columbia in 2006; see "Technical Notes." The multiple-race data for these reporting areas were bridged to the single-race categories of the 1977 OMB standards for comparability with other reporting areas; see "Technical Notes"]
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Death Rates for Twelve Age groups from
All causes
Diseases of heart (390-398,402,404-429)
Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease (390-398)
Hypertensive heart disease -402
Hypertensive heart and renal disease -404
Ischemic heart disease (410-414)
Acute myocardial infarction -410
Other acute and subacute forms of ischemic heart disease -411
Angina pectoris -413
Old myocardial infarction and other forms of chronic ischemic heart disease -412,414
Other diseases of endocardium -424
All other forms of heart disease (415-423,425-429)
Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues (140-208)
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity, and pharynx (140-149)
Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs and peritoneum (150-159)
Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic organs (160-165)
Malignant neoplasm of breast (174-175)
Malignant neoplasms of genital organs (179-187)
Malignant neoplasms of urinary organs (188-189)
Malignant neoplasms of all other and unspecified sites (170-173,190-199)
Leukemia (204-208)
Other malignant neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues (200-203)
Cerebrovascular diseases (430-438)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and allied conditions (490-496)
Accidents and adverse effects (E800-E949)
Motor vehicle accidents (E810-E825)
All other accidents and adverse effects (E800-E807,E826-E949)
Pneumonia and influenza (480-487)
Diabetes mellitus -250
Human immunodeficiency virus infection (*042-*044)
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis -571
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis (580-589)
Septicemia -38
Alzheimer's disease 2 -331
Homicide and legal intervention (E960-E978)
Atherosclerosis -440
 Number of deaths and death rates, by age, race, and sex: United States, 1996 [Rates per 100,000 population in specified group.

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