Filed under: General Health, Health in the Media  The United States is two to three years behind most Western countries in terms of life expectancy -- it ranks 29th among all United Nations' member nations. Highest is Andorra, with an average life expectancy of 83. The U.S. magical age is 78. Still, we're making some progress in the life expectancy arena. - Babies born in 2006 have an average life expectancy about four months greater than babies born in 2005.
- The male-female difference has declined over the past 15 years, from eight years to five years.
- Blacks have been gaining on whites.
- Flu and pneumonia deaths are dropping -- there were 22,000 fewer deaths between 2005 and 2006.
- Infant mortality rates are dropping.
- Deaths from stroke, lower respiratory diseases, heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes are on the decline.
While it's too soon to tell if some of these occurrences are caused by statistical fluke or real trends, there's a possibility the drop in diabetes deaths is the biggest researchers have seen in a long time. And that, my friends, would be some pretty good news.
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