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74.0 years
Life expectancy at birth for Black Americans in 2023: up 1.2 years in a single year, and above its 2006 level for the first time since COVID began.
Life Expectancy for Black Americans
Updated Jul 29, 2026
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74.0 years
Life expectancy at birth for Black Americans in 2023: up 1.2 years in a single year, and above its 2006 level for the first time since COVID began.
Updated Jul 29, 2026
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