Expected age at death at various ages

The chart below shows the progression over time (1900-2005) of the expected age at death for Americans at various ages. Each line shows the expected age at death for a person at a specific age (10 year intervals, except for the dashed line, corresponding to age 1 year).

Data: National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 51, No. 3, The 2009 Statistical Abstract, Table 103.

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