Life expectancy at birth increased gradually for white and black males and females from 2000 through 2009. During this period,life expectancy increased most for black males (2.7 years) and black females (2.3 years) but also for white males (1.5 years) and white females (1.0 years). Life expectancy reached a record tall for white males and white females in 2009; for black males and black females, it remained unchanged from 2008 to 2009. In 2009, or white females had the longest life expectancy (80.9 years),followed by black females (77.4 years), white males (76.2 years), and black males (70.9 years).
Source: cdc.gov