life expectancy
Jun 12 2008, View Point

U.S. life expectancy hit a record high of 78.1 years in 2006. Death rates owing to top 14 causes too fell, according to a report issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Infant mortality too witnessed a sharp decline. The year...

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