Tag: US life expectancy

US life expectancy tops 78 as top diseases decline

Jun 12, 2008

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in Demography, Gender and Sex, Health and Medicine, Race

Yahoo! News: US life expectancy tops 78 as top diseases decline ATLANTA – For the first time, U.S. life expectancy has surpassed 78 years, the government reported Wednesday, although the United States continues to lag behind about 30 other countries in estimated life span. The increase is due mainly to falling mortality rates in almost…
Gap in Life Expectancy Widens for the Nation

Mar 24, 2008

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in Demography, Health and Medicine, Poverty, Race, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social, Wealth and Income

New York Times: Gap in Life Expectancy Widens for the Nation WASHINGTON — New government research has found “large and growing” disparities in life expectancy for richer and poorer Americans, paralleling the growth of income inequality in the last two decades. Life expectancy for the nation as a whole has increased, the researchers said, but…