[extropy-chat] U.S.A./China Life Expectancy

[Olga Bourlin]

Apparently the life expectancy in China has reached (in 2004 C.E.) 79.87 
years (and don't they smoke a lot in China, as well?).:
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-02/04/content_414870.htm

In the U.S. life expectancy (in 2000 C.E.) is listed as being 76.9 years:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/nvsr/51/51_03.htm

Of course, GoogleGod is not all-knowing and omniscient (and not as academic 
or objective as EduGod, either).

So is this true?  Do people in China live longer than people in the U.S.A.? 
If anyone has some longevity statistics to throw into the fray here, please 
do.

Olga