TY - JOUR
T1 - Changes in life expectancy in the United States due to declines in mortality, 1968-1975
AU - Tsai, Shan Pou
AU - Lee, Eun Sul
AU - Kautz, Judith A.
PY - 1982/8
Y1 - 1982/8
N2 - This study examines the gains In life expectancy for four race/sex groups of the US population between 1968 and 1975. An increase of 2.3 years in life expectancy at birth and 1.7 years in life expectancy at age 45 years has occurred for all race/sex groups combined. The added years of life for the normal working ages (15-70 years) is only 0.6 years for the total US population, 0.3 years for white females, 0.6 years for white males, 1.5 years for nonwhite males, and 1.7 years for nonwhite females. The relative contribution of the five leading causes of death to this gain varies at different ages. For example, more than 50% of the increase In life expectancy at age 45 years was due to a lower mortality rate in diseases of the heart which is still the leading cause of death among each of the race/sex groups. Other contributions to the increase in life expectancy at age 45 years are: cerebrovascular diseases, 16%; accidents, 6%; influenza and pneumonia, 7%; and all other causes, 16%. The increase in the malignant neopiasms mortality rate had a negative effect, -2%, on the gain in life expectancy.
AB - This study examines the gains In life expectancy for four race/sex groups of the US population between 1968 and 1975. An increase of 2.3 years in life expectancy at birth and 1.7 years in life expectancy at age 45 years has occurred for all race/sex groups combined. The added years of life for the normal working ages (15-70 years) is only 0.6 years for the total US population, 0.3 years for white females, 0.6 years for white males, 1.5 years for nonwhite males, and 1.7 years for nonwhite females. The relative contribution of the five leading causes of death to this gain varies at different ages. For example, more than 50% of the increase In life expectancy at age 45 years was due to a lower mortality rate in diseases of the heart which is still the leading cause of death among each of the race/sex groups. Other contributions to the increase in life expectancy at age 45 years are: cerebrovascular diseases, 16%; accidents, 6%; influenza and pneumonia, 7%; and all other causes, 16%. The increase in the malignant neopiasms mortality rate had a negative effect, -2%, on the gain in life expectancy.
KW - Biometry
KW - Epidemiologic methods
KW - Life expectancy
KW - Mortality
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U2 - 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a113421
DO - 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a113421
M3 - Article
C2 - 7114046
AN - SCOPUS:0019972825
SN - 0002-9262
VL - 116
SP - 376
EP - 384
JO - American journal of epidemiology
JF - American journal of epidemiology
IS - 2
ER -