Rich Stein (he/him)Oct 4, 2023
U.S. #LifeExpectancy is falling behind peer countries — "After decades of progress, life expectancy — long regarded as a singular benchmark of a nation’s success — peaked in 2014 at 78.9 years, then drifted** **downward even before the ... [COVID] pandemic. Among wealthy nations, the ... [US] in recent decades went from the middle of the pack to being an outlier. And it continues to fall** **further... behind." https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/interactive/2023/american-life-expectancy-dropping/ #health #PublicHealth #ChronicDisease #Disparities #inequity
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More: "Accounting for the widening mortality gap between American adults with and without a BA" https://www.brookings.edu/articles/accounting-for-the-widening-mortality-gap-between-american-adults-with-and-without-a-ba/ Anne Case and Angus Deaton v @brookingsinst
(Draft of the full paper: https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1_Case-Deaton_unembargoed.pdf)
#health #PublicHealth #DeathsOfDespair #disparities #inequity #LifeExpectancy #mortality
Accounting for the widening mortality gap between American adults with and without a BA

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