Americans dying younger as drug overdoses and suicides rise, report finds

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Life expectancy fell from 78.7 in 2016. Women generally live longer, with a life expectancy of 81.1 last year, a number that stayed flat compared with the year before. For men, the number dropped by a 10th of a year to 76.1.

Death rates increased in 2017 – especially among people aged 25 to 44, according to the CDC. Death rates went up for white Americans, while staying flat or dropping for other racial groups.



https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...ancy-down-drug-overdoses-suicides-rise-report

 

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The suicide rate in the most rural counties is nearly double that in the most urban ones, the data shows. In 2016, suicide became the second leading cause of death for people aged 10-34. It is the 10th highest cause of death for all age groups.