Table 1.
Contribution of Specific Age Groups (%) to the U.S. Shortfall in Life Expectancy at Birth, Men and Women, 2008 and 2018
| Men | Women | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | World leader | Average | World leader | |||||
| Age group (years) | 2008 | 2018 | 2008 | 2018 | 2008 | 2018 | 2008 | 2018 |
| 0 | 11% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 8% | 5% | 6% | 5% |
| 1–4 | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| 5–9 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 10–14 | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| 15–19 | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| 20–24 | 8% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 2% |
| 25–29 | 7% | 8% | 5% | 6% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 2% |
| 30–34 | 6% | 8% | 5% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 1% | 3% |
| 35–39 | 6% | 8% | 5% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 3% |
| 40–44 | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| 45–49 | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% |
| 50–54 | 9% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| 55–59 | 9% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 7% | 9% | 6% | 8% |
| 60–64 | 8% | 10% | 9% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 9% |
| 65–69 | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 13% | 10% | 12% | 10% |
| 70–74 | 6% | 6% | 8% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 12% | 12% |
| 75–79 | 2% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 11% | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 80–84 | −1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 10% | 10% |
| 85+ | −1% | −4% | −1% | −3% | 3% | 1% | 12% | 9% |
| U.S. shortfall (years) | 2.49 | 3.60 | 3.87 | 5.18 | 3.11 | 3.48 | 5.32 | 5.82 |
Notes: U.S. shortfall refers to the difference in life expectancy at birth between the United States and the average of the comparison countries or between the United States and the world leader in life expectancy. The world leader for men is Switzerland and the world leader for women is Japan. Positive (negative) percentages indicate that mortality differences between the United States and other countries in a specific age group widened (narrowed) the U.S. life expectancy shortfall.