Commission Releases 2008 Health of Boston Report
Boston Residents Live Longer, but Health Challenges Remain

BOSTON - Mortality rates in Boston are falling, and life expectancy is rising, the Boston Public Health Commission said in a report on the health status of Boston residents released today.

In 2006, 3,864 deaths were recorded in Boston compared to 4,500 in 2000, as fewer people died from such causes as cancer, heart disease, and stroke, according to the 2008 Health of Boston report.

Estimated life expectancy for both black and white Boston residents increased by approximately a year between the periods 2004-2006 and 2002-2004. Life expectancy is now about 78 years for Boston residents; Boston females born between 2004 and 2006 are expected to live about six years longer than Boston males born during the same time period.

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