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U.S. life expectancy rose an average 0.1 year in 2019, to 81.4 for females and 76.3 for males, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .

The overall death rate declined by 1.2%, falling 1.4% for white females, 1.2% for Black females, 1% for white males and 0.9% for Black males.

The 10 leading causes of death were unchanged from 2018. Among the leading causes of death, mortality rates decreased 17.4% for flu and pneumonia, 3.8% for chronic lower respiratory diseases, 2.3% for Alzheimer disease, 2.1% for suicide, 1.9% for cancer, 1.6% for kidney disease and 1.3% for heart disease, while the death rate for unintentional injuries increased 2.7%.