Lifeexpectancy

American Life Expectancy

  • 41 Years

    41 Years
    A newborn born in 1900 was expected to live about 41 Years old, with women living longer than men by a year or two.
  • 45 Years

    A newborn born in 1913 was expected to live to about 45 Years old. This could possibly be due to drinking water being continuously chlorinated for purification purposes.
  • Influenza Pandemic

    Influenza Pandemic
    Life expectancy dropped significantly due to the influenza virus spreading among people. Most people around this time were only expected to live to 40, if they were lucky.
  • Roughly 55 Years old

    After the pandemic, life expectancy rose to about 55 years old, with women outliving men to almost 60 years old. This could possibly be due to vaccines being produced, penicillin being discovered, and the pasteurization of milk.
  • 58 Years

    58 Years
    Life expectancy reaches 58 years old
  • 60 Years Old!

    American Life Expectancy finally reached an average of 60.
  • 62 Years

    62 Years
    Average life expectancy is now 62 years old. U.S. Surgeon General released a report about smoking and the effects it has in 1955.
  • 66 Years Old

    66 Years Old
    Average life expectancy reaches 66 Years old. MMR vaccine was developed at the start of the 1970s and War on Drugs was announced.
  • 70 Years Old

    People live to an average of 70 years old
  • 73 Years Old

    In 2002 (the year I was born) it was reported that on average people live to about 73 years old.
  • 75 Years!

    75 Years!
    On average, Americans are expected to live to about 75 Years old.
  • 76 Years Old

    Americans are said to live to about 76 years old.
  • 74 Years Again

    74 Years Again
    American Life Expectancy dropped, most likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and people are expected to live to about 74 years, with women outliving men by a few years.