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Finally, some good news is coming from the federal US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its latest report issued on Wednesday by the National Center for Health Statistics reveals that life expectancy in the United States hit a record high in 2006 of 78.1 years for the first time in years, representing a 0.3 increase from 2005.
More exactly, life expectancy rose to new highs for white males (76), black males (70), white females (81), and black females (76.9). The CDC said the increase is due mainly to falling mortality in almost all 15 leading causes of death, including heart disease, cancer and stroke.
Here are some examples: heart disease deaths registered a 5.5 percent drop; cancer, a 1.6 percent drop; stroke, a 6.4 percent drop; diabetes, a 5.3 percent drop; high blood pressure, 5 percent; Parkinson’s disease, 1.6 percent; Alzheimer’s disease, 0.9 percent; suicide, 2.8 percent; homicide, 1.6 percent; chronic liver disease and cirrhosis, 3.3 percent; accidents, 1.5 percent and septicemia, 2.7 percent.
Full Story: US Life Expectancy Sets New Record First Time in Years
More exactly, life expectancy rose to new highs for white males (76), black males (70), white females (81), and black females (76.9). The CDC said the increase is due mainly to falling mortality in almost all 15 leading causes of death, including heart disease, cancer and stroke.
Here are some examples: heart disease deaths registered a 5.5 percent drop; cancer, a 1.6 percent drop; stroke, a 6.4 percent drop; diabetes, a 5.3 percent drop; high blood pressure, 5 percent; Parkinson’s disease, 1.6 percent; Alzheimer’s disease, 0.9 percent; suicide, 2.8 percent; homicide, 1.6 percent; chronic liver disease and cirrhosis, 3.3 percent; accidents, 1.5 percent and septicemia, 2.7 percent.
Full Story: US Life Expectancy Sets New Record First Time in Years
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