Life Expectancy Improvements in One Century

How Things Have Changed Since The Year 1900...
• The average life expectancy in the U.S. was about 48 years.
• For every 1,000 births, six to nine women died.
• Fewer than 15 percent of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub in 1900.
• The 3 leading causes of death in the U.S. were pneumonia and influenza, tuberculosis, and diarrhea.
• 10% of U.S. adults couldn’t read or write.