"Even more disturbing, in a change never recorded in the past century, the probability that children and adolescents will live to age 20 is now decreasing." https://wapo.st/3oLl8iX
American life expectancy is dropping — and it’s not all covid’s fault

American life expectancy took a hit from covid. But we've been struggling versus other countries for a long time.

The Washington Post

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"The committee examined five areas of relative deficiency that are likely contributing to the U.S. health disadvantage: (1) unhealthy behaviors, such as our diets and use of firearms; (2) inadequate health care and public health systems; (3) poor socioeconomic conditions; (4) unhealthy and unsafe environments; and (5) deficient public policies."

...now, who woulda thunk it....?