U.S. Life Expectancy Drops For First Time In Decades

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U.S. Life Expectancy Drops For First Time In Decades

Post by Riddick » 12-09-2016 01:01 AM

According to new government research, life expectancy at birth was 78.8 years for the overall U.S. population. That's a decrease of one-tenth of a year — about 5 weeks — compared to 2014. The last time Americans' life expectancy fell was in 1993.

The report did not analyze the reasons behind the overall trend, but experts saw a number of possible explanations, including obesity and the rising impact of drug overdoses and suicides.FULL STORY
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