Changes in Life Expectancy by Race and Hispanic Origin in the United States, 2013–2014. NCHS Data Brief No. 244, April 2016. Elizabeth Arias, Ph.D.

“The trend in life expectancy at birth has been one of improvement since national estimates were first published with 1900 data (2). However, life expectancy remained constant for years 2012–2014 and declined for non-Hispanic white females by 0.1 years between 2013 and 2014. Between 2013 and 2014, non-Hispanic black males experienced the greatest increase (0.4 years) in life expectancy at birth, followed by Hispanic females (0.2 years) and Hispanic males (0.1 years). Life expectancy at birth remained unchanged for non-Hispanic white males (76.5 years) and non-Hispanic black females (78.1 years). Life expectancy at age 65 increased for both males and females of the three population groups.”