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Male - 38 Female - 41
A higher number of infant deaths were common during this time, due to diseases, environment conditions, and other factors causing the life expectancy to be lower. -
Male - 37 Female - 40
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Male - 41 Female - 42
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Male - 43 Female - 44
Men and women were dying around the same because men were fighting in wars and an immense amount of male casualties resulted from that as well as women taking care of their 6-7 children and living with diseases spread around the town. -
Male - 47 Female - 50
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Male - 54 Female - 55
Diseases and high infant mortality that affected men and women indiscriminately cause a small gap in life expectancy. -
Male - 60 Female - 64
A gap in the life expectancy for men and women is starting to grow. Women are living longer due to the fact that it's less common for a woman to birth 6-7 children. -
Male - 66 Female - 71
Since 1950, the World Health Organization (WHO) has been collecting data on mortality and causes of death. There looks to be a decrease in deaths due to health issues and conditions. -
Male - 67 Female - 74
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Male - 70 Female - 77
public health improvements such as control of infectious diseases, more abundant and safer foods, cleaner water, and other nonmedical social improvements helped raise the life expectancy -
Male - 73 Female - 79
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Male - 76 Female - 82
Since 1999, the US has seen drastic decreases in deaths due to heart disease, cancer, HIV, and motor vehicle injuries.
Better conditions and better medical care are also factors in increased life expectancy