{"id":123147,"date":"2024-11-07T16:42:46","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T09:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=123147"},"modified":"2024-11-07T16:42:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T09:42:46","slug":"how-long-you-were-expected-to-live-the-year-you-were-born","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=123147","title":{"rendered":"How Long You Were Expected to Live the Year You Were Born"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 700px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img has-preview\" alt=\"Life Expectancy the Year You Were Born\" bad-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/IeG7mUEwQJ4o.QhyO9zugg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD03MDA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/3b9eb4463c524b95c1036b0100f3d0d1\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/IeG7mUEwQJ4o.QhyO9zugg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD03MDA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/3b9eb4463c524b95c1036b0100f3d0d1\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Cheapism \/ Harold M. Lambert\/Getty \/ iStock<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>Rising or Falling?<\/h2>\n<p>U.S. life expectancy saw a slight increase in 2022 \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/fastats\/life-expectancy.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the latest data available;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">the latest data available<\/a> \u2014 following a concerning two-year decline, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Life expectancy for U.S.-born children is\u00a0now 77.5 years, up from 76.5 in 2021 and 77 in 2020.\u00a0Deaths caused by drug overdoses and COVID-19 infections were key contributors to the decline, the CDC data showed. COVID-19 took nearly 417,000 lives in 2021 \u2014 more than in 2020 \u2014 and for the second year was the third leading cause of death.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re wondering what life expectancy was the year you were born and how it\u2019s changed, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/data-visualization\/mortality-trends\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:numbers going back to 1940;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">numbers going back to 1940<\/a> tell the tale.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 784px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:77%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"penicillin\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/2AR16_mkMKfXADMIS_nUCQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05NTE-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/7e730f9f89eff2e0d434d5690da5911e\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"penicillin\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/2AR16_mkMKfXADMIS_nUCQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05NTE-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/7e730f9f89eff2e0d434d5690da5911e\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Bettmann\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1940<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:\u00a0<\/b>62.9<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 65.2<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 60.8<\/p>\n<p>The United States began the \u201940s on an upswing, with life expectancy up sharply from 58.5 years in 1936, when the nation was still struggling with the economic devastation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/finance\/12-things-learn-great-depression-120853806.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:the Great Depression;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">the Great Depression<\/a>. The \u201940s would also bring significant public-health landmarks, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/health\/the-real-story-behind-the-worlds-first-antibiotic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:mass production of penicillin;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">mass production of penicillin<\/a> and the DTP shot, which combined the pertussis, diphtheria, and tetanus vaccines.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 779px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:76%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"gas mask lesson\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/v4OyXp79MJ4SeghzLEs2Lg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05NDU-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/2ff3e01047232f6af7d64742eddbcfcc\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"gas mask lesson\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/v4OyXp79MJ4SeghzLEs2Lg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05NDU-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/2ff3e01047232f6af7d64742eddbcfcc\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Keystone\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1941<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 64.8<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 66.8<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 63.1<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 801px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:78%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"1942\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/DG2ufB1Ou6bh5ZFYbAqJHA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05NzI-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/67e0aba05921dfbca2b8175aa76fe695\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"1942\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/DG2ufB1Ou6bh5ZFYbAqJHA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05NzI-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/67e0aba05921dfbca2b8175aa76fe695\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Fred Morley\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1942<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 66.2<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 67.9<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 64.7<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 811px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:79%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"WWII 1943\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/kCsURCmWhKDewJAB4kwLrg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05ODQ-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/352afec592161d7a1aaeba257ea286d8\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"WWII 1943\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/kCsURCmWhKDewJAB4kwLrg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05ODQ-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/352afec592161d7a1aaeba257ea286d8\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Keystone\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1943<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 63.3<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 64.4<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 62.4<\/p>\n<p>Life expectancy dropped almost three years from 1942 to 1943. Though World War II may have driven a decline, a change in how life expectancy was calculated beginning in 1948 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/content\/118\/5\/e2014746118\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:may have made the drop look more dramatic than it really was;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">may have made the drop look more dramatic than it really was<\/a>, scholars say.<\/p>\n<p><b>For more interesting trivia,<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/cheapism.us14.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=de966e79b38e1d833d5781074&amp;id=c14db36dd0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:please sign up for our free newsletters;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">please sign up for our free newsletters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 817px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:80%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"D-Day Paratroops\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/LiDXXWLS2ch_8vZmg5g_tw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05OTE-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/57b8bc6f31c6f2e386ddea6f6f1bf14c\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"D-Day Paratroops\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/LiDXXWLS2ch_8vZmg5g_tw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05OTE-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/57b8bc6f31c6f2e386ddea6f6f1bf14c\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Archive Photos \/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1944<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 65.2<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 66.8<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 63.6<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 741px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:72%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"V-E Day Celebration in Times Square\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/ChrgG7lDZGIACvc5_11ULQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04OTk-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/a6bbc600c81d7f2a7d2e0c1c2413bce1\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"V-E Day Celebration in Times Square\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/ChrgG7lDZGIACvc5_11ULQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04OTk-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/a6bbc600c81d7f2a7d2e0c1c2413bce1\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">National Archives &#8211; Stills\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1945<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 65.9<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 67.9<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 63.6<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 802px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:78%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Fort Greene Retail Meat Market\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Q3pDw5OXpZjdVPdvCYp0uw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05NzM-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/f734db6aeef7e139c510700c1e01d9ea\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fort Greene Retail Meat Market\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Q3pDw5OXpZjdVPdvCYp0uw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05NzM-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/f734db6aeef7e139c510700c1e01d9ea\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Keystone \/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1946<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 66.7<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:\u00a0<\/b>69.4<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 64.4<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 784px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:77%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"1947\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/kGOElmyV0OM.HLEQr4HUcA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05NTE-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/764500c963833cb18073159b56d0202f\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"1947\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/kGOElmyV0OM.HLEQr4HUcA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05NTE-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/764500c963833cb18073159b56d0202f\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Reg Speller\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1947<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 66.8<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 69.7<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 64.4<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 790px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:77%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"President Harry Truman Holding Erroneous Newspaper\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/8QCno5dSl8e77tCTqLrc_A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05NTg-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/069bde24a03a0880297c75b1dce475ea\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"President Harry Truman Holding Erroneous Newspaper\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/8QCno5dSl8e77tCTqLrc_A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05NTg-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/069bde24a03a0880297c75b1dce475ea\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Bettmann\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1948<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:\u00a0<\/b>67.2<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 69.9<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:\u00a0<\/b>64.6<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 1024px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader portrait\" style=\"padding-bottom:115%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"1949 woman sewing\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/ZUNHJDlO3cEo969ycUv0OA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xNDI5\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/57499b986df73db20926921f2a0b76c9\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"1949 woman sewing\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/ZUNHJDlO3cEo969ycUv0OA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xNDI5\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/57499b986df73db20926921f2a0b76c9\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Hulton Archive\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1949<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 68<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 70.7<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 65.2<\/p>\n<p>1949 marked the first year women\u2019s life expectancy eclipsed 70 \u2014 a milestone men would not reach for another three decades. Experts have long documented that women tend to outlive men, attributing the difference to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.harvard.edu\/blog\/why-men-often-die-earlier-than-women-201602199137\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u00a0several factors;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">\u00a0several factors<\/a>. Among them: Men take more risks, are less likely to seek medical care, and are more likely to die of heart disease and suicide. 1949 was also the last time the U.S. saw an<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/smallpox\/bioterrorism\/public\/threat.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u00a0outbreak of smallpox;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">\u00a0outbreak of smallpox<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 803px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:78%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"1950 TV time\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/FMfySN6R2dey8SxRGDPCJA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05NzQ-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/909d15baec0d4fa8143ffa3cba387c69\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"1950 TV time\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/FMfySN6R2dey8SxRGDPCJA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05NzQ-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/909d15baec0d4fa8143ffa3cba387c69\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Harold M. Lambert\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1950<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 68.2<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:\u00a0<\/b>71.1<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 65.6<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 670px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:65%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"1951 Chinatown\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/IXIMszrpIqLw25KwdSJkuw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MTM-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/17b63c5e767c90ada54364666fd98a9a\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"1951 Chinatown\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/IXIMszrpIqLw25KwdSJkuw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MTM-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/17b63c5e767c90ada54364666fd98a9a\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Ernst Haas\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1951<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:\u00a0<\/b>68.4<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 71.4<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 65.6<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 819px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:80%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Eisenhower and National Committee Women\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/14QOvCPEQmjfG.deRN0jLA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05OTM-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/734136de397483f813e9ba81fcc4cb1d\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Eisenhower and National Committee Women\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/14QOvCPEQmjfG.deRN0jLA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05OTM-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/734136de397483f813e9ba81fcc4cb1d\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Bettmann\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1952<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 68.6<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:\u00a0<\/b>71.6<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:\u00a0<\/b>65.8<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 1018px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:99%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Audrey Hepburn \" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/9MCssuPMv9KOY8YuA4Fv9g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xMjM1\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/024e906ff4230ec608d312c6a295d30a\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Audrey Hepburn \" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/9MCssuPMv9KOY8YuA4Fv9g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xMjM1\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/024e906ff4230ec608d312c6a295d30a\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Archive Photos \/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1953<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 68.8<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 72<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 66<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 967px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:94%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"housewife and her young daughter\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/lvsElWQkhcP9lFU2Usja6Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xMTcz\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/788f6fb5d5ee6bb24a19e818aca64063\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"housewife and her young daughter\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/lvsElWQkhcP9lFU2Usja6Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xMTcz\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/788f6fb5d5ee6bb24a19e818aca64063\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Harold M. Lambert\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1954<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 69.6<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 72.8<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 66.7<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 800px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:78%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"polio vaccine\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/FLKONZWG98ZNcIv8_ZA3bQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05NzA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/65e4cb60364c911a899dcd1b864751c5\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"polio vaccine\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/FLKONZWG98ZNcIv8_ZA3bQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05NzA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/65e4cb60364c911a899dcd1b864751c5\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Bettmann\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1955<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 69.6<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 72.8<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 66.7<\/p>\n<p>In 1955, a nationwide push to inoculate children against polio began after trials found Dr. Jonas Salk\u2019s vaccine was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/salk-announces-polio-vaccine\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:safe and effective;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">safe and effective<\/a>. New polio cases dropped to less than 6,000 in 1957 from 58,000 in 1952.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 749px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:73%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"MLK 1956\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/awPtjoPmuOyZV4iF32VmbA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05MDg-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/da74859d1778a29f87a2c2b71c1640a4\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MLK 1956\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/awPtjoPmuOyZV4iF32VmbA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05MDg-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/da74859d1778a29f87a2c2b71c1640a4\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Michael Ochs Archives\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1956<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy: <\/b>69.7<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 72.9<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:\u00a0<\/b>66.7<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 715px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:70%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"flu clinic 1957\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/a2DvK8FxgQgUVm0MUh6Ysg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Njc-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/9d0081b378e991af05ce7e598a367804\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"flu clinic 1957\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/a2DvK8FxgQgUVm0MUh6Ysg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Njc-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/9d0081b378e991af05ce7e598a367804\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Bettmann\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1957<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy: <\/b>69.5<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 72.7<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 66.4<\/p>\n<p>Though it was nowhere near as devastating as the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/flu\/pandemic-resources\/1918-pandemic-h1n1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u00a01918 pandemic;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">\u00a01918 pandemic<\/a> that killed 50 million worldwide, the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/flu\/pandemic-resources\/1957-1958-pandemic.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u00a0flu killed more than 116,000;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">\u00a0flu killed more than 116,000<\/a> in the United States and 1.1 million worldwide in 1957-58.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 683px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"NYC rush hour traffic 1957\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/wUWcfWEn2nzGgfBoUI6mNQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/9d197ae6430163a335e43f3956797f06\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"NYC rush hour traffic 1957\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/wUWcfWEn2nzGgfBoUI6mNQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/9d197ae6430163a335e43f3956797f06\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Ernst Haas\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1958<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 69.6<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 72.9<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 66.6<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 819px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:80%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Marilyn Monroe In Some Like It Hot\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Etkb7sZ7Bv0hHPHv07.vog--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05OTM-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/3cf2af02e1e2276074562ea4176fcca3\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Marilyn Monroe In Some Like It Hot\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Etkb7sZ7Bv0hHPHv07.vog--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05OTM-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/3cf2af02e1e2276074562ea4176fcca3\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Silver Screen Collection\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1959<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 69.9<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 73.2<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 66.8<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 685px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Joseph Pilates \" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/reWrWwENImbfnG4fv2Gmng--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MzE-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/67c4c347eba85553692f3d4c44ddb1b4\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Joseph Pilates \" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/reWrWwENImbfnG4fv2Gmng--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MzE-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/67c4c347eba85553692f3d4c44ddb1b4\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Susan Schiff Faludi\/istockphoto<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1960<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 69.7<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 73.1<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 66.6<\/p>\n<p>By 1960, life expectancy numbers settled into a long-term pattern of slow but steady growth compared with more dramatic jumps at the beginning of the century. From 1950 to 1960, life expectancy grew 1.5 years, compared with a jump of more than five years from 1940 to 1950, more than three years from 1930 to 1940, and more than five years from 1920 to 1930.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 1017px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:99%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"1961\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/vA92Wmtw.xSonHLnp0cLpA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xMjM0\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/360fdb5b0b9067064514a4b9f96ebd1f\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"1961\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/vA92Wmtw.xSonHLnp0cLpA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xMjM0\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/360fdb5b0b9067064514a4b9f96ebd1f\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">John Pratt\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1961<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 70.2<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 73.6<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 67.1<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 668px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:65%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Welcome House, Green Hills Farm\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/2qCKbS_9zT0s4D2v9ndXVg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MTA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/d5ccc026ddf708d1645a4c4e300913fb\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Welcome House, Green Hills Farm\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/2qCKbS_9zT0s4D2v9ndXVg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MTA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/d5ccc026ddf708d1645a4c4e300913fb\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Schafer\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1962<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:\u00a0<\/b>70.1<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 73.5<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 66.9<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 689px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Birmingham Campaign\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/ODi3Ly0HXDKvQMGwn.ApZg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MzY-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/0d7032cb3fe21b1b7460afe077b36692\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Birmingham Campaign\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/ODi3Ly0HXDKvQMGwn.ApZg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MzY-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/0d7032cb3fe21b1b7460afe077b36692\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Michael Ochs Archives\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1963<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 69.9<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 73.4<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 66.6<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 760px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:75%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"The Ed Sullivan Show\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/obA_bjt_YzFY1PyPXsM6NQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05MzE-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/1f9cbc412f95c84dff3c0fbd0ed19d9f\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Ed Sullivan Show\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/obA_bjt_YzFY1PyPXsM6NQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05MzE-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/1f9cbc412f95c84dff3c0fbd0ed19d9f\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1964<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 70.2<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:\u00a0<\/b>73.7<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:\u00a0<\/b>66.8<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. government made waves in 1964 when the surgeon general <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/tobacco\/data_statistics\/sgr\/history\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:released a landmark report;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">released a landmark report <\/a>that said cigarettes caused lung and throat cancer in men, and likely caused lung cancer in women.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 914px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:74%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"After receiving a fresh supply of ammunition and water flown in by helicopter, men of the US 173rd Airborne Brigade continue on a jungle 'Search and Destroy' patrol in Phuc Tuy Province, Vietnam, June 1966\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/S7Gg7ViruLC.0F4bQUNVIA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05MTQ-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/af4ff8caf547d92d999eda54babef8a6\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"After receiving a fresh supply of ammunition and water flown in by helicopter, men of the US 173rd Airborne Brigade continue on a jungle 'Search and Destroy' patrol in Phuc Tuy Province, Vietnam, June 1966\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/S7Gg7ViruLC.0F4bQUNVIA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05MTQ-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/af4ff8caf547d92d999eda54babef8a6\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Hulton Archive \/ Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1965<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 70.2<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 73.8<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 66.8<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 700px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:68%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Walker Brothers Audience 1966\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/n6DnKouyWxQJDutcBLEEMg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04NDk-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/25b04b7e73cefb8dfaa1061807cc9743\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Walker Brothers Audience 1966\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/n6DnKouyWxQJDutcBLEEMg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04NDk-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/25b04b7e73cefb8dfaa1061807cc9743\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Peter Keegan\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1966<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 70.2<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:\u00a0<\/b>73.9<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:\u00a0<\/b>66.7<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 686px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Billie Jean King\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/wdZ7s2nyIoaMqyA_Y.qS9Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MzI-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/4c56bd492efb994a18efc8f3d07b1760\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Billie Jean King\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/wdZ7s2nyIoaMqyA_Y.qS9Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MzI-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/4c56bd492efb994a18efc8f3d07b1760\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Reg Burkett\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1967<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:\u00a0<\/b>70.5<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 74.3<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 67<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 684px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Baltimore Riots\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Ys5EuoC1QhlCRmDmFvrPtQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MzA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/0834c47b700d7d3347e8b202d1769358\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Baltimore Riots\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Ys5EuoC1QhlCRmDmFvrPtQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MzA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/0834c47b700d7d3347e8b202d1769358\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Michael Ochs Archives\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1968<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy: <\/b>70.2<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 74.1<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 66.6<\/p>\n<p>About a decade after the 1957-58 pandemic, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/flu\/pandemic-resources\/1968-pandemic.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:yet another flu pandemic;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">yet another flu pandemic<\/a> killed about 100,000 people in the U.S. and more than 1 million worldwide.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 770px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:75%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Apollo 11 Landing On The Moon\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/PHxTlElhTeVumMHtIu3Y9g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05MzQ-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/c7bc42024b45c482695c045d0f23b070\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Apollo 11 Landing On The Moon\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/PHxTlElhTeVumMHtIu3Y9g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05MzQ-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/c7bc42024b45c482695c045d0f23b070\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Hulton Archive\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1969<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 70.5<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:\u00a0<\/b>74.4<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 66.8<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 908px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:89%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Preservation Hall Jazz Band\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/S66vdQffJiC9A6qnVg1wow--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xMTAx\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/107d4a569abf72bcd8bd3fe5ba948128\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Preservation Hall Jazz Band\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/S66vdQffJiC9A6qnVg1wow--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xMTAx\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/107d4a569abf72bcd8bd3fe5ba948128\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Archive Photos\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1970<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 70.8<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 74.7<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 67.1<\/p>\n<p>Life expectancy was relatively flat in the \u201960s, rising less than a year from 1960 to 1970. Women added about 18 months to their lifespans, while men added only half a year. The \u201960s also brought three significant vaccines against measles, mumps, and rubella, which were eventually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chop.edu\/centers-programs\/vaccine-education-center\/vaccine-history\/developments-by-year\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:combined into the MMR shot in 1971;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">combined into the MMR shot in 1971<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 695px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:68%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Christopher Street Parade\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/TqXKVnXrVrqnm81K_wo45Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04NDM-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/14515ef2ef1a57f725d06e8403e50a77\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Christopher Street Parade\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/TqXKVnXrVrqnm81K_wo45Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04NDM-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/14515ef2ef1a57f725d06e8403e50a77\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Michael Ochs Archives\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1971<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 71.1<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 75<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 67.4<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 693px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:68%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Presitdent Nixon\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/uF44QuZl.JEw4s4KtnqfrQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04NDE-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/56f9ad49435f2970500807e9a7c8b152\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Presitdent Nixon\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/uF44QuZl.JEw4s4KtnqfrQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04NDE-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/56f9ad49435f2970500807e9a7c8b152\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Robert Alexander\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1972<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 71.2<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 75.1<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 67.4<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 687px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Bowie At Victoria\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/PSoUsUyO_6s0_yVeoJpXzw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MzM-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/d691dbea3cb25bbe133598328ab93553\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bowie At Victoria\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/PSoUsUyO_6s0_yVeoJpXzw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MzM-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/d691dbea3cb25bbe133598328ab93553\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Express\/istockphoto<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1973<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:\u00a0<\/b>71.4<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 75.3<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 67.6<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 692px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:68%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Alice Cooper\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/XsSzHXPc.eS5CP5RGB2sHQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mzk-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/8e3d305a4deb7edbaf87484f782208cb\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Alice Cooper\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/XsSzHXPc.eS5CP5RGB2sHQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mzk-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/8e3d305a4deb7edbaf87484f782208cb\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Michael Putland\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1974<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 72<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 75.9<\/p>\n<p><b>Men: <\/b>68.2<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 682px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Women's Liberation Parade\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/tJnsDNXjgjfD0dLGBkoxuw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjc-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/ef45ca038323329b983abe23effd29be\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Women's Liberation Parade\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/tJnsDNXjgjfD0dLGBkoxuw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjc-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/ef45ca038323329b983abe23effd29be\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Bettmann\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1975<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:\u00a0<\/b>72.6<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 76.6<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 68.8<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 685px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"1970s children\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/BSv.1aI2T_2frsr6Es.w3A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MzE-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/10f5f518886ca97c9f59e50f3a9e0c93\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"1970s children\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/BSv.1aI2T_2frsr6Es.w3A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MzE-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/10f5f518886ca97c9f59e50f3a9e0c93\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Susan Wood\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1976<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy: <\/b>72.9<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 76.8<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:\u00a0<\/b>69.1<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 1024px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader portrait\" style=\"padding-bottom:100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"1970s disco\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/23TscU0Vmbs5pMejXJXKvA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xMjQy\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/884b6cd94019090cf07c3040642ca519\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"1970s disco\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/23TscU0Vmbs5pMejXJXKvA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xMjQy\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/884b6cd94019090cf07c3040642ca519\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">David Redfern\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1977<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy: <\/b>73.3<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 77.2<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 69.5<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 656px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:64%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Blizzard Of 1978 NYC,\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/F6UDJCnwaiBMFDcp5oRhVw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD03OTY-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/63cbb787b140b8e66524fc631a8db5fd\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Blizzard Of 1978 NYC,\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/F6UDJCnwaiBMFDcp5oRhVw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD03OTY-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/63cbb787b140b8e66524fc631a8db5fd\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Scott McPartland\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1978<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 73.5<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 77.3<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:\u00a0<\/b>69.6<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 688px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"public school 1979\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/QCnZ.YzqUfAWIi7uvwImyg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MzQ-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/2052f2be0ac6634070848d7701995447\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"public school 1979\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/QCnZ.YzqUfAWIi7uvwImyg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MzQ-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/2052f2be0ac6634070848d7701995447\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Barbara Alper\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1979<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 73.9<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 77.8<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:\u00a0<\/b>70<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 708px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:69%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"New York Breakdancers\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Qj9TQkljJcjGlcDP2ufgtQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04NTk-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/8ec311879fa3238da9f7d9a379f5a248\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"New York Breakdancers\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Qj9TQkljJcjGlcDP2ufgtQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04NTk-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/8ec311879fa3238da9f7d9a379f5a248\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Michael Ochs Archives\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1980<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 73.7<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 77.4<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 70<\/p>\n<p>A particularly deadly flu season <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1981\/10\/08\/us\/life-expectancy-falls-for-first-time-since-68.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:again was to blame;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">again was to blame<\/a> for the drop in life expectancy in 1980, the nation\u2019s first since 1968.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 705px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:69%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Christie Brinkley\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/34WNhxJgpVNtHed8qGo0Uw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04NTU-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/34d88d2b792997305fd404fa32649bee\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Christie Brinkley\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/34WNhxJgpVNtHed8qGo0Uw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04NTU-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/34d88d2b792997305fd404fa32649bee\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Bettmann \/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1981<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy: <\/b>74.1<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 77.8<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 70.4<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 678px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"1981: Disco dancers\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/x8K3SNnK6n5dP5pmcK26hw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MjI-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/ae8ecc40e400fea96d97c34f991ca2a0\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"1981: Disco dancers\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/x8K3SNnK6n5dP5pmcK26hw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MjI-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/ae8ecc40e400fea96d97c34f991ca2a0\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Tom Gates\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1982<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 74.5<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 78.1<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 70.8<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 681px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Research Not Hysteria AIDS\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/rDlOknLXeK11hmF4exAjMQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MjY-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/7611a83d43ca349d70651b075350f48d\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Research Not Hysteria AIDS\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/rDlOknLXeK11hmF4exAjMQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MjY-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/7611a83d43ca349d70651b075350f48d\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Barbara Alper\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1983<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 74.6<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 78.1<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 71<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 683px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Jean-Claude Chermann and Luc Montagnier, HIV\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/TR7u.GZbEeJCeQIQOl.VYg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/2657f8b6f7e02e98c29c642c585df897\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jean-Claude Chermann and Luc Montagnier, HIV\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/TR7u.GZbEeJCeQIQOl.VYg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/2657f8b6f7e02e98c29c642c585df897\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Michel Philippot\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1984<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 74.7<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 78.2<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 71.1<\/p>\n<p>Three years after the CDC identified the first-known cluster of AIDS cases in the U.S. in 1981, researchers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/1980s\/history-of-aids\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:determined the cause of the disease;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">determined the cause of the disease<\/a>: HIV. The first commercially available HIV test would become available in 1985, and the first antiretroviral to fight HIV followed in 1987.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 629px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:61%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Security in Vehicles 1990\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/NyaIdKSytgpIP8uQDv3V1g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD03NjM-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/a85f7f179daa590d707b9d06f44c4daf\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Security in Vehicles 1990\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/NyaIdKSytgpIP8uQDv3V1g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD03NjM-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/a85f7f179daa590d707b9d06f44c4daf\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Smith Collection\/Gado\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1985<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 74.7<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 78.2<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 71.1<\/p>\n<p>In 1985, New York became the first state to require drivers to wear seat belts or risk a fine. Every state but New Hampshire eventually followed suit. In the early \u201980s, seat belt use was <a href=\"https:\/\/crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov\/Api\/Public\/ViewPublication\/810962\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:only about 14%;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">only about 14%<\/a>; today, it\u2019s about 90%.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 681px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"office 1980s\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/.u6Jk8u24vZ_1uPv2m1H_g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MjY-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/e0a1555212c3509f534ae7649d9fa4af\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"office 1980s\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/.u6Jk8u24vZ_1uPv2m1H_g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MjY-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/e0a1555212c3509f534ae7649d9fa4af\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Karen Kasmauski \/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1986<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 74.7<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 78.2<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 71.2<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 709px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:69%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Michael Jackson\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/hbS_OiRoKpipvhZ6nge1XQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04NjA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/ec142566acb2320bf67abd4ac98287a6\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Michael Jackson\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/hbS_OiRoKpipvhZ6nge1XQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04NjA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/ec142566acb2320bf67abd4ac98287a6\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">KMazur\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1987<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 74.9<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 78.3<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 71.4<\/p>\n<p>This year marked a major milestone for the fight against heart disease, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3345145\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:lovastatin became the first such cholesterol-lowering drug;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">lovastatin became the first such cholesterol-lowering drug<\/a> approved for commercial use in the U.S. Several other statins followed, including familiar names such as atorvastatin (perhaps better known as Lipitor).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 708px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:69%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Shake Your Thang\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/FoFZknD0dUZsSRDNaIMN6w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04NTk-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/2816600523bd33516538e1bb295a9516\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Shake Your Thang\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/FoFZknD0dUZsSRDNaIMN6w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04NTk-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/2816600523bd33516538e1bb295a9516\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Michael Ochs Archives\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1988<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 74.9<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 78.3<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 71.4<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 681px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"New York City, USA, circa 1980\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/aUfL8WPfJr.xMrNG_R3C1w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MjY-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/a3b6feaa294499184a82dc3177483bed\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"New York City, USA, circa 1980\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/aUfL8WPfJr.xMrNG_R3C1w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MjY-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/a3b6feaa294499184a82dc3177483bed\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Barbara Alper\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1989<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 75.1<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 78.5<\/p>\n<p><b>Men: <\/b>71.7<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 677px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Madonna\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/i9cMC7Gi6N7K4GKG75wiZA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MjE-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/cd68ff80799819a31e0c27e2cfa83f55\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Madonna\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/i9cMC7Gi6N7K4GKG75wiZA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MjE-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/cd68ff80799819a31e0c27e2cfa83f55\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Gie Knaeps\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1990<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy: <\/b>75.4<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 78.8<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 71.8<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 682px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Bush and Gorbachev Laughing at Summit\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/jr8eUuE6YJpdzawSE7pK9g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjc-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/fd27f423ebfe6f0542eb2f8ed8150847\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bush and Gorbachev Laughing at Summit\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/jr8eUuE6YJpdzawSE7pK9g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjc-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/fd27f423ebfe6f0542eb2f8ed8150847\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Peter Turnley\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1991<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy: <\/b>75.5<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 78.9<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 72<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 685px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Dean Witter\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/hBuf66d8KtCkTl7AKbQa3A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MzE-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/b8bfea14f8018526f35ba7876aed1ad4\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dean Witter\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/hBuf66d8KtCkTl7AKbQa3A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MzE-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/b8bfea14f8018526f35ba7876aed1ad4\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Michael Brennan\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1992<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 75.8<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 79.1<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 72.3<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 665px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:65%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"ACT UP Activists Protest US AIDS Policy\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/5Tp14KdmJs1GdY_o29tGtw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MDc-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/44b09ad1ede9195627b502183c25f6b7\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ACT UP Activists Protest US AIDS Policy\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/5Tp14KdmJs1GdY_o29tGtw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MDc-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/44b09ad1ede9195627b502183c25f6b7\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Jeffrey Markowitz\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1993<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy: <\/b>75.5<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 78.8<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 72.2<\/p>\n<p>In 1993, the U.S. notched its first significant decline in life expectancy since 1980, a blip that experts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/health-shots\/2016\/12\/08\/504667607\/life-expectancy-in-u-s-drops-for-first-time-in-decades-report-finds\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:attributed to several factors;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">attributed to several factors<\/a>: AIDS, a deadly flu season, and high accidental-death and murder rates for the year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 684px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Cincinnati Bengals vs Cleveland Browns\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/2OjmI3TFJZxfmiPsMNBOOQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MzA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/72cc51e2d331907524bc78bf44edc0dd\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cincinnati Bengals vs Cleveland Browns\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/2OjmI3TFJZxfmiPsMNBOOQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MzA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/72cc51e2d331907524bc78bf44edc0dd\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Rick Stewart\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1994<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy: <\/b>75.7<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 79<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 72.4<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 684px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"'Clueless'\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/dooRnXcfDW9tcdvCV0g1NQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MzA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/ec89a73fa9aeb7bc7771c47d6b3e3f6e\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"'Clueless'\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/dooRnXcfDW9tcdvCV0g1NQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MzA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/ec89a73fa9aeb7bc7771c47d6b3e3f6e\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Archive Photos \/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1995<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 75.8<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 78.9<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 72.5<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 673px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"1990s office workers\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/bOcM6WA4.tiUMZhYXqAs8g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MTY-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/42f9648b4470c9037615b380fdd7793a\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"1990s office workers\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/bOcM6WA4.tiUMZhYXqAs8g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MTY-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/42f9648b4470c9037615b380fdd7793a\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Hulton Archive\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1996<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy: <\/b>76.1<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 79.1<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 73.1<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 684px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Hillary Clinton Visits Monument in Central Asia\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/BpB3cQeeFaC2jkAnjG71IQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MzA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/50b02c069923788d481a19a2d43c2ae7\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hillary Clinton Visits Monument in Central Asia\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/BpB3cQeeFaC2jkAnjG71IQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MzA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/50b02c069923788d481a19a2d43c2ae7\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">David Hume Kennerly\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1997<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy: <\/b>76.5<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 79.4<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 73.6<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 681px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Appalachian Sweatshirt Factory\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/JzWy3Qz1TGYwVKBtkssHIQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MjY-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/f88449a2fa6ddd08324f3645e598e75d\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Appalachian Sweatshirt Factory\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/JzWy3Qz1TGYwVKBtkssHIQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MjY-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/f88449a2fa6ddd08324f3645e598e75d\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Karen Kasmauski \/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1998<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 76.7<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 79.5<\/p>\n<p><b>Men: <\/b>73.8<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 1024px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader portrait\" style=\"padding-bottom:124%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"The Cast Of Friends 1999 \" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/bipJRlx78n.o5sl_FBXcGA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xNTM4\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/2321734c028e719175f9ada735cbaa7f\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Cast Of Friends 1999 \" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/bipJRlx78n.o5sl_FBXcGA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xNTM4\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/2321734c028e719175f9ada735cbaa7f\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Hulton Archive\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>1999<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy: <\/b>76.7<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 79.4<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 73.9<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 685px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"George W. Bush and Brother Jeb\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/olbn7aDD8AFRQNIYLhRvdw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MzE-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/793029d10539efa24bc5b2ef9a03d0c9\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"George W. Bush and Brother Jeb\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/olbn7aDD8AFRQNIYLhRvdw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MzE-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/793029d10539efa24bc5b2ef9a03d0c9\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Brooks Kraft \/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>2000<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 76.8<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 79.7<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 74.3<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 666px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:65%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\" World Trade Center attack\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/TFMX.BuOIhzRiclGTbDXVw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MDg-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/931fc28851e3306214b4e03052a13026\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\" World Trade Center attack\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/TFMX.BuOIhzRiclGTbDXVw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MDg-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/931fc28851e3306214b4e03052a13026\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Michel Setboun\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>2001<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy: <\/b>77<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 79.5<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 74.3<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 829px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\" 9\/11 vigil\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/kJI1bzrLOyf.9ljVDypJGg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjk-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/87c4de2b42a2c3dd9661236ffdeec050\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\" 9\/11 vigil\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/kJI1bzrLOyf.9ljVDypJGg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjk-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/87c4de2b42a2c3dd9661236ffdeec050\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Bastiaan Slabbers\/istockphoto<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>2002<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 77<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 79.6<\/p>\n<p><b>Men: <\/b>74.4<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 828px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Group of young people 2000s\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/HVpXjdb6Cv7W5_7TY2UTHg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/2a4d98d9c7caa394d810a056a3a3d10d\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Group of young people 2000s\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/HVpXjdb6Cv7W5_7TY2UTHg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/2a4d98d9c7caa394d810a056a3a3d10d\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Pando Hall\/istockphoto<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>2003<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 77.6<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 79.7<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 74.5<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 482px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"New York City, Central Park\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/XDmsw98ZVbV.E6rd3hinEg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjc-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/8341185e19565df26d33056b3f16d82a\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"New York City, Central Park\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/XDmsw98ZVbV.E6rd3hinEg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjc-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/8341185e19565df26d33056b3f16d82a\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Walter Bibikow\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>2004<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 77.5<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 80.1<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:\u00a0<\/b>75<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 683px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Steve Jobs\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/6Xjgd5xAJN9lIwllW1fGcg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/5c776031d6b6e7cbe533aa7398eb583f\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Steve Jobs\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/6Xjgd5xAJN9lIwllW1fGcg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/5c776031d6b6e7cbe533aa7398eb583f\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">James Leynse\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>2005<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 77.6<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 80.1<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 75<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 826px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"family relaxing on pier\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/m4Sun5Gozt8BQpv98y6CaA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MjY-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/bbe9f8e7dc5948d151cb2ab51f879446\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"family relaxing on pier\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/m4Sun5Gozt8BQpv98y6CaA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MjY-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/bbe9f8e7dc5948d151cb2ab51f879446\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Jon Feingersh Photography Inc\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>2006<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy: <\/b>77.8<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 80.3<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 75.2<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 483px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Vlada84\/istockphotophoto\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/QmDbHkbnV7DaPGjTsec8uA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjk-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/805e601dc8e6c6b84b454392a9ea99dc\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vlada84\/istockphotophoto\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/QmDbHkbnV7DaPGjTsec8uA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjk-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/805e601dc8e6c6b84b454392a9ea99dc\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Vlada84\/istockphotophoto<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>2007<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 78.1<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 80.6<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 75.5<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 683px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Obama president\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/wv1jrFCZ7l0eCcvw1HaESA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/fa18df7316f3508c8cbe6e91c338a747\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Obama president\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/wv1jrFCZ7l0eCcvw1HaESA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/fa18df7316f3508c8cbe6e91c338a747\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Michael Nagle\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>2008<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 78.2<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 80.6<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 75.6<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 818px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:80%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"obama\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/o0uqb.0sDCdVp0MFmRem5w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05OTI-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/a6f5234b467bca225bcd675c8de4ca40\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"obama\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/o0uqb.0sDCdVp0MFmRem5w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05OTI-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/a6f5234b467bca225bcd675c8de4ca40\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Pool\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>2009<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 78.5<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 80.9<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 76<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 844px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:68%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"eli_asenova\/istockphoto\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/cvYgauKNHcPRITPu4bleIw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04NDQ-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/58c7d565cf096dd2148f7316131efdd2\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"eli_asenova\/istockphoto\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/cvYgauKNHcPRITPu4bleIw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04NDQ-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/58c7d565cf096dd2148f7316131efdd2\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">eli_asenova\/istockphoto<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>2010<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 78.7<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 81<\/p>\n<p><b>Men: <\/b>76.2<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 844px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:82%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\" Osama bin Laden is dead  2011\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Vr7PPPASglg4j96jcog7tw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xMDI0\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/3fce67b1ff8d8d8c096213cab8530b58\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\" Osama bin Laden is dead  2011\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Vr7PPPASglg4j96jcog7tw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xMDI0\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/3fce67b1ff8d8d8c096213cab8530b58\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Viviane Moos\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>2011<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 78.7<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 81.1<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 76.3<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 683px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\" Trayvon Martin \" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/e4TSdnMB0oXWu_YrdyZyhA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/2165ea044d77e32e2e1aedf3b1449077\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\" Trayvon Martin \" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/e4TSdnMB0oXWu_YrdyZyhA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/2165ea044d77e32e2e1aedf3b1449077\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">David McNew \/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>2012<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy: <\/b>78.8<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 81.2<\/p>\n<p><b>Men: <\/b>76.4<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 828px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Two mothers at hospital ward holding their new born baby boy.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/9Te2oA.fCKnhTnoRkrxrKg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/fc6788dfeb32a6fb6979905433951bca\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Two mothers at hospital ward holding their new born baby boy.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/9Te2oA.fCKnhTnoRkrxrKg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/fc6788dfeb32a6fb6979905433951bca\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">svetikd\/istockphoto<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>2013<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 78.8<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 81.2<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 76.4<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 667px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:65%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"simone biles\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/5IXt5qOy0fR7M7UO0AiWxQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MDk-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/a31231af549116e96665a26833984534\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"simone biles\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/5IXt5qOy0fR7M7UO0AiWxQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MDk-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/a31231af549116e96665a26833984534\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Ezra Shaw \/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>2014<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy: <\/b>78.9<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 81.3<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 76.5<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 828px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"opioid crisis. \" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/RaSxW6KoxrCXNJSH9g0vJA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/e7857c6aa5de427b13730fa70a5401f1\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"opioid crisis. \" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/RaSxW6KoxrCXNJSH9g0vJA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/e7857c6aa5de427b13730fa70a5401f1\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">BackyardProduction\/istockphoto<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>2015<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy: <\/b>78.7<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 81.1<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 76.3<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, life expectancy backed off from its 2014 peak of 78.9. Several factors were at play, <a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jama\/article-abstract\/2756187\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:researchers say;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">researchers say<\/a>, including an increasing number of midlife deaths from the opioid crisis.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 682px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"trump 2016\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/XFxtPwZOGFV1.OdvLAEvuw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjc-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/10b0790c211c4cb6686fc04ffa7058bf\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"trump 2016\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/XFxtPwZOGFV1.OdvLAEvuw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjc-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/10b0790c211c4cb6686fc04ffa7058bf\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Mark Makela\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>2016<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 78.7<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 81.1<\/p>\n<p><b>Men: <\/b>76.2<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 483px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Wavebreakmedia \/ istockphoto\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/6dDoRqS0sqPAPy_gEHdwPg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjk-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/310fc2b468084d038ca3f7fafb6e2d31\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Wavebreakmedia \/ istockphoto\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/6dDoRqS0sqPAPy_gEHdwPg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjk-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/310fc2b468084d038ca3f7fafb6e2d31\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Wavebreakmedia \/ istockphoto<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>2017<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 78.6<\/p>\n<p><b>Women: <\/b>81.1<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 76.1<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 681px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Boy (4-5) and Girl (1) play with iPad and iPhone\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/3iKQkxxM.sxiUrz38ZWLQA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MjY-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/f05a10651375d4a0681466a8b4c9ce99\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Boy (4-5) and Girl (1) play with iPad and iPhone\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/3iKQkxxM.sxiUrz38ZWLQA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MjY-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/f05a10651375d4a0681466a8b4c9ce99\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Mark Makela\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>2018<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 78.7<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 81.2<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 76.2<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 828px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"woman on subway\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/p7Zv5TBQzignWT2rnAbJxw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/2d854d2d2f43e590ae5ab0e31da5d1a6\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"woman on subway\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/p7Zv5TBQzignWT2rnAbJxw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/2d854d2d2f43e590ae5ab0e31da5d1a6\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">LeoPatrizi\/istockphoto<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>2019<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 78.8<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 81.4<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 76.3<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 483px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Powerofflowers \/istockphoto\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/fNtBFyUH3IPtsT07ZWubDg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjk-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/47341d25b27cd711f8a6d55cff5bf92b\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Powerofflowers \/istockphoto\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/fNtBFyUH3IPtsT07ZWubDg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjk-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/47341d25b27cd711f8a6d55cff5bf92b\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Powerofflowers \/istockphoto<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>2020<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy: <\/b>77<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b>\u00a079.9<\/p>\n<p><b>Men: <\/b>74.2<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. recorded a more than one-year drop in life expectancy after the coronavirus outbreak evolved into a pandemic in early 2020. Researchers express optimism that the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/02\/18\/us\/covid-life-expectancy.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u00a0number would rebound;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">\u00a0number would rebound<\/a>, but noted that deaths disproportionately affected communities of color.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 828px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"null\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/HlU2FGOKcjdH_HhjcbPIWg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/ed6bafd74b31c37de4096e8eb30cc683\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"null\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/HlU2FGOKcjdH_HhjcbPIWg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/ed6bafd74b31c37de4096e8eb30cc683\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Anchiy\/istockphoto<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>2021<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 76.4<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:\u00a0<\/b>79.3<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 73.5<\/p>\n<p>On average in 2021, life expectancy for men fell quicker than women, widening a gap that had been growing over the past decade. The CDC also noted that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/data\/vsrr\/vsrr023.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:white people;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">white people<\/a> saw more deaths from COVID-19 in the second year of the pandemic than any other racial or ethnic group in the U.S. The increased mortality rate resulted in white people experiencing the second-biggest decline in life expectancy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 828px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"null\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/5C5JPnm5f5vdk69LI2mUnA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/52c82caa694a558a9b5bc5f3cb20ba79\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"null\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/5C5JPnm5f5vdk69LI2mUnA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/52c82caa694a558a9b5bc5f3cb20ba79\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Caiaimage\/Paul Bradbury\/istockphoto<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>2022<\/h2>\n<p><b>Overall life expectancy:<\/b> 77.5<\/p>\n<p><b>Women:<\/b> 80.2<\/p>\n<p><b>Men:<\/b> 74.8In 2022, there was a slight increase in life expectancy for men and women, following a two-year decline. Heart disease and cancer remained the top two leading causes of death. However, unintentional injuries overtook COVID-19 as the third leading cause.<\/p>\n<p>This article was originally published on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.cheapism.com\/life-expectancy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cheapism;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Cheapism<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 700px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Life Expectancy the Year You Were Born\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/IeG7mUEwQJ4o.QhyO9zugg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD03MDA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/3b9eb4463c524b95c1036b0100f3d0d1\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Life Expectancy the Year You Were Born\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/IeG7mUEwQJ4o.QhyO9zugg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD03MDA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_cheapism_430\/3b9eb4463c524b95c1036b0100f3d0d1\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Cheapism \/ Harold M. 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