U.S. Life Expectancy Reaches New High

Life expectancy in the United States has reached an all-time high of 77.6 years for 2003, up from 77.3 in 2002. According to the CDC, "record-high life expectancies were found for white males (75.4 years) and black males (69.2 males), as well as for white females (80.5 years) and black females (76.1 years)."