Life and Death in the United States: Statistics on Life Expectancies, Diseases and Death Rates for the Twentieth Century

In Part I, the author illustrates the significant advancements through the century in life expectancy from birth. Part II examines the death rates at different ages for men and women. In Part III the death rates for cardiovascular diseases are fully covered, and in Part IV the rates for cancer are detailed. Part V provides a statistical basis for predicting future factors.