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Child Trends DataBank. [2007]. Life expectancy. [Washington, DC]: Child Trends DataBank, 9 pp.

Annotation: This fact sheet describes trends in life expectancy for newborns over their lifetime. Topics include the importance of tracking such data, trends in childhood mortality and lifetime expectancy, differences by gender and race, sources for international estimates, and national goals, Information is provided on definitions used in the fact sheet, data sources, reference notes; statistical data are represented in three figures and two tables.

Keywords: Goals, Life expectancy, Longevity, Mortality, Racial factors, Sex characteristics, Statistical data

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