Charted by C.A. Everone { http://www.fis.org } from the database of

The Dept. of Demography, University of California Berkeley,

J Wilmoth, Dir. { www.mortality.org }.

 

1900 Life-expectancy. The blue bar represents life-expec- tancy from birth and the gold bar, from age 65. As will be seen, over the last 200 years, the life-expec- tancy for those over 65 has not in- creased much, while from birth, it has increased considerably. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Charted by C.A. Everone { http://www.fis.org } from data published in: Historical Statistics of the United States 1789-1945; U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census; 1949. Historical Statistics of the United States Colonial Times to 1970 - Part 1; U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census; 1975. Statistical Abstract of the United States. Department of Commerce; Bureau of the Census; 1981.