U.S. Deaths Are Down and Life Expectancy Is Up, but Improvements Are Slowing

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U.S. life expectancy jumped last year, and preliminary data suggest there may be another — much smaller — improvement this year. Death rates fell last year for almost all leading causes, notably COVID-19, heart disease, and drug overdoses, according to the CDC report released Thursday. That translated to adding nearly a year to the estimated […]

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Publish date : 2024-12-19 16:53:51

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