Blacks gained 3.6 years in life expectancy between 2000 and 2014, and Hispanics 2.6 years â compared with 1.4 years for whites. Non-Hispanic whites still have a higher life expectancy than non-Hispanic blacks â 78.8 years to 75.2 years. Hispanics, at 81.8 years, have the highest life expectancy of the three demographic groups. The CDC did not publish figures for Asian Americans and Native Americans because of insufficient data.