WASHINGTON Americans generally are living longer than ever, butthe life expectancy of blacks is continuing to shorten alarmingly,the Health and Human Services Department reported Monday.
In its annual compilation of statistics on the population'swell-being, the department said that while U.S. life expectancy as awhole rose to a record 75.2 years last year, for blacks it fell to69.2 years.
Health and Human Services Secretary Louis W. Sullivan cited theskyrocketing homicide rate for young black males and the number ofAIDS cases as reasons that the life expectancy of blacks was on thedecline.
Monday's report also confirmed that the rate of infant …
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