The U.S. Government statistics released showed that the life expectancy in the U.S. has hit an all time high at 77.9 years.
 
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that both men and women have gained a higher life expectancy but women can still live, on an average, five years longer than men.
 
"Over a decade, life expectancy has increased 1.4 years from 76.5 years in 1997 to 77.9 in 2007," it said.
 
Compared to 2006, 2,269 fewer deaths were recorded in 2007 bringing the number of deaths to 2,423,995.
 
48.5 percent of all deaths were accounted to cancer and heart disease in 2007. Although fewer people died of influenza, murder and accidents, but there was an increase in the number of deaths caused by chronic lower respiratory diseases such as emphysema.
 
The study found that the mortality rate of infants was unchanged at 6.77 deaths per 1,000 live births.
 
As compared to the U.S., the life expectancy for babies born in Japan and Singapore has reached 82. French babies will live to be 80.9 on average, while those born in Sweden, Italy, Australia and Canada can expect to live to be more than 80.