U.S. life expectancy is now standing at nearly 78 years, according to the National Center for Health Statistics, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The United States continues to lag behind about 30 other countries in estimated life span. Japan has the longest life expectancy — 83 years, according to the World Health Organization.
Heart disease and cancer together are the cause of nearly half of U.S. fatalities. The death rate from heart disease dropped nearly 5% in 2007, and the cancer death rate fell nearly 2%, according to the report.
The HIV death rate dropped 10%, the biggest one-year decline in 10 years.
The diabetes death rate fell about 4%, allowing Alzheimer's disease to surpass diabetes to become the sixth leading cause of death.
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