Compression of Morbidity 1980–2011: A Focused Review of Paradigms and Progress

Table 1

US life expectancy 1900–2007 from various ages. Average number of years of life remaining.

From age	1900	1920	1940	1960	1980	2000	2007	Gain, Years 1900–2007
0	49.2	65.4	63.6	69.9	73.9	76.9	77.9	28.7
65	11.9	12.5	12.8	14.4	16.5	17.9	18.6	6.7
75	7.1	7.5	7.6	8.7	10.5	11.3	11.7	4.6
85	4.0	4.2	4.3	4.6	6.0	6.3	n/a	2.3
100	1.6	1.5	2.1	1.9	2.7	2.6	n/a	1.0