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Article: Why Black women outlive Black men.(Medicine)
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- March 21, 2005
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Even though people are living longer than ever, according to a recent study, women tend to live longer than men.
A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that life expectancy has reached an all-time high.
The report, "Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2003," prepared by the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), shows life expectancy at 77.6 years in 2003, up from 77.3 in 2002.
When it comes to Blacks--the study found that Black women tend to live until 76.1 years of age while Black men tend to live to 69.2 years of age.
Women-across the board-outlive men, with White women averaging 80.5 years ...