Life Expectancy rose in the USA (2023)
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https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/us-life-expectancy-increase-rcna184502
U.S. life expectancy rose significantly last year, hitting highest level since pandemic
- U.S. life expectancy jumped to 78.4 years last year, the highest it has been since 2019, before the pandemic.
- A decline in Covid deaths was a primary factor in the upward trend. Covid fell from the fourth-leading cause of death in 2022 to the 10th in 2023.
- Drug overdose deaths also decreased last year.
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We killed off the most vulnerable in 2020-2021
