In 2001, life expectancy reached a new high of 77.2 years, up from 77 years in 2000. The increase applied to men and women as well as blacks and whites, according to a report.
The increase may be due to the continued progress, including fewer deaths, in the country’s top three killers--heart disease, cancer and stroke. According to the report, the national age-adjusted death rate decreased from 869 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 to 855 deaths per 100,000 in 2001.
Life expectancy for men reached 74.4 years in 2001, as compared to 74.3 years in 2000. For women, life expectancy increased from 79.7 years in 2000 to 79.8 years in 2001. Among white men and black men and women, record-high life expectancies were seen.
Among the nation’s leading causes of death, mortality from heart disease decreased almost four percent, deaths from cancer two percent, stroke almost five percent, and accidents/unintentional injuries close to two percent. Deaths from influenza/pneumonia showed the biggest decrease among leading causes of death, decreasing more than seven percent.
The report includes a new sub-category for homicide--deaths from terrorism--that was added after the September 11 attacks. Overall, the U.S. homicide rate increased almost 17 percent from 2000 to 2001, however the increase is due to the many deaths of the September 11 attacks. The rate of non-terrorism homicide actually decreased slightly from 2000 to 2001.
Although HIV is the sixth leading cause of death among people aged 25 to 44 years, and a leading cause of death among African Americans in this age group, the age-adjusted death rate from HIV/AIDS declined almost four percent between 2000 and 2001.
This decline continues the decreasing trend that has been seen for HIV/AIDS deaths since 1995. From 1987 to 1994, mortality from HIV increased some 191 percent. However, from 1995 to 2001, mortality from HIV has declined nearly 70 percent.
There were some increases in mortality from several leading causes of death. Mortality from kidney disease increased 3.7 percent, deaths from hypertension increased three percent, and deaths from Alzheimer’s disease went up five percent. Also, the infant mortality rate--6.9 infant deaths per 1,000 live births--remained the same from 2000 to 2001.
Researchers say that while the report highlights some encouraging progress, more needs to be done to address diseases that disproportionately affect certain racial and ethnic groups.
Center For Disease Control March 14, 2003
Most of us acknowledge that we will die at some time; this is one of the rare absolutes that we have in life.
However, much of the topic of this newsletter is directed at making sure you live your maximum lifespan free of disease and disability.
I fully believe that God gave each of us the spark of healing, and most of us have not reached a terminal phase of life where we are beyond recovery. All you need to do is provide your body with the proper biochemistry and emotional healing, and your body will take care of the rest.
Healing is quite an amazing miracle that seems to be a consistent effect when you apply truthful health principles.
It is important to know that most studies of people who live to be over 100 years rarely find anyone who is overweight. So, normalizing your weight with the nutrition plan and an exercise program are two major steps in the direction of extending your personal lifespan.
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