* Average life expectancy for males/females between 1900 - 1990; data ages; year males females ----------------------- 1900 49.6 49.6 1910 50.2 53.7 1920 54.6 56.3 1930 58.0 61.4 1940 60.9 65.3 1950 65.3 70.9 1960 66.6 73.2 1970 67.1 74.8 1980 69.9 77.5 1990 71.8 78.6