Tag: life expectancy

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A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that life expectancy at birth increased for the first time in four years.  For decades, life expectancy had been on an upswing, rising a few months every year.  But from 2014 to 2017, it actually fell, as deaths due to overdoses and suicides…

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Life expectancy for 65-year-olds in the United States is less than in France, Japan, Spain, Italy, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Germany. Fifty years ago, we ranked third. First, some perspective: during that time, the average U.S. life span increased dramatically, from age 79 to 84. The problem is that we haven’t…