15 dec 2016; If life expectancy rates are – as many believe – a reliable measure of the welfare of a nation, then the United States may be in trouble.
For the first time since 1993, overall life expectancy in the U.S. has dropped, particularly among people under 65. The death rate has climbed for the first time in a decade, increasing 1.2 percent, as the life expectancy rate decreased 0.1 percent.
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