The News:
U.S. Mortality Drops Sharply in 2006
By David BrownThe Washington Post
Article Last Updated: 06/12/2008 01:19:52 AM MDT
WASHINGTON — Americans' life expectancy reached a record high of 78.1 years in 2006, with disparities among ethnic groups and between the sexes generally narrowing, according to government data released Wednesday. The death rates from most diseases went down, with influenza mortality falling steeply and AIDS mortality marking its 10th straight year of decline. Infant mortality in 2006 also fell from the previous year, continuing a trend stretching back nearly 50 years.
The Research:
Read the research behind this story at the National Center for Health Statistics.
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