Tag: American life expectancy
The future depends on our ability to curb obesity. Demographics may not be destiny, but they are certainly interesting. We have just finished up two studies on the topic. The first looked at the fluctuation in mortality rates over time in the United States and the second – just released – explores why the United…
Introduction The United States is the richest major country in the world in terms of per capita gross domestic product (GDP). Since longevity is clearly associated with income, America’s older citizens must live longer than their counterparts in other large industrial nations. Right? Wrong! Among the 30 developed countries that comprise the Organization for Economic…
