Stat Bull Metrop Insur Co. 1993 Jul-Sep;74(3):28-35.
Expectation of life at birth in the United States rose to a record high of 75.7 years in 1992. Life expectancy for newborn boys and girls also established new peaks, namely 72.2 years and 79.1 years, respectively. Just as noteworthy has been the recent marked reduction in the racial longevity gap. The narrowing in the expectation of life differential between whites and nonwhites resulted from the larger gains among people of color. Also encouraging is the continued decline in infant mortality--it fell to its lowest level ever (8.5 per 1,000 births). However, the outlook for AIDS mortality is disconcerting. Because of the mounting toll of these deaths, there will be a negative impact on expectation of life sometime in the near future.
1992年，美国出生时的预期寿命升至创纪录的75.7岁。新生男孩和女孩的预期寿命也创下新高，分别为72.2岁和79.1岁。同样值得注意的是，最近种族长寿差距显著缩小。白人和非白人之间预期寿命差异的缩小是由于有色人种的预期寿命有了更大幅度的提高。同样令人鼓舞的是婴儿死亡率持续下降——降至历史最低水平（每1000例出生中有8.5例死亡）。然而，艾滋病死亡率的前景令人担忧。由于这些死亡人数不断增加，在不久的将来某个时候，将会对预期寿命产生负面影响。
