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‘Exceptional’ America is seriously lagging behind in global life expectancy… Via: MesoTreatmentCenters.org Some additional details… Life Expectancy Indicates a Country’s Overall Well Being—So Why Is Ours Dropping? The last time U.S. life expectancy declined at birth 1992-1993: 75.8 to 75.5 years Resulting from high death rates from AIDS, flu epidemic, homicide, and accidental deaths After years of life expectancy gains, there is decline all across the board 2014-2015: 78.9 to 78.8 years Death rates rose for 8 out of 10 leading causes of death Heart disease causes more than 4X as many deaths as the rest of the leading causes Prescription opioid painkillers and heroin abuse are probably fueling increases in unintentional injuries In 2014, the CDC reported 28,000 died due to opioid overdoses In 2015, Obesity Related Problems Caused 10% of US Deaths Obesity increases the likelihood of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and some cancers 6 million or ? of Americans are obese Being 40 lbs overweight cuts about 3 years off life expectancy Being 100 lbs overweight reduces lifespan by about 10 years The US has higher obesity rates than countries with longer lifespans Japan 3.3% Switzerland4% Germany 20.1% Spain 23.7% United Kingdom 28.1% Australia 28.6% USA 33.
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‘Exceptional’ America is seriously lagging behind in global life expectancy… Via: MesoTreatmentCenters.org Some additional details… Life Expectancy Indicates a Country’s Overall Well Being—So Why Is Ours Dropping? The last time U.S. life expectancy declined at birth 1992-1993: 75.8 to 75.5 years Resulting from high death rates from AIDS, flu epidemic, homicide, and accidental deaths After years of life expectancy gains, there is decline all across the board 2014-2015: 78.9 to 78.8 years Death rates rose for 8 out of 10 leading causes of death Heart disease causes more than 4X as many deaths as the rest of the leading causes Prescription opioid painkillers and heroin abuse are probably fueling increases in unintentional injuries In 2014, the CDC reported 28,000 died due to opioid overdoses In 2015, Obesity Related Problems Caused 10% of US Deaths Obesity increases the likelihood of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and some cancers 6 million or ? of Americans are obese Being 40 lbs overweight cuts about 3 years off life expectancy Being 100 lbs overweight reduces lifespan by about 10 years The US has higher obesity rates than countries with longer lifespans Japan 3.3% Switzerland4% Germany 20.1% Spain 23.7% United Kingdom 28.1% Australia 28.6% USA 33.
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‘Exceptional’ America is seriously lagging behind in global life expectancy…
Some additional details…
Life Expectancy Indicates a Country’s Overall Well Being—So Why Is Ours Dropping?
- The last time U.S. life expectancy declined at birth
- 1992-1993: 75.8 to 75.5 years
- Resulting from high death rates from AIDS, flu epidemic, homicide, and accidental deaths
- After years of life expectancy gains, there is decline all across the board
- 2014-2015: 78.9 to 78.8 years
- Death rates rose for 8 out of 10 leading causes of death
- Heart disease causes more than 4X as many deaths as the rest of the leading causes
- Prescription opioid painkillers and heroin abuse are probably fueling increases in unintentional injuries
- In 2014, the CDC reported 28,000 died due to opioid overdoses
- 2014-2015: 78.9 to 78.8 years
In 2015, Obesity Related Problems Caused 10% of US Deaths
- Obesity increases the likelihood of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and some cancers
- 6 million or ? of Americans are obese
- Being 40 lbs overweight cuts about 3 years off life expectancy
- Being 100 lbs overweight reduces lifespan by about 10 years
- The US has higher obesity rates than countries with longer lifespans
- Japan 3.3%
- Switzerland4%
- Germany 20.1%
- Spain 23.7%
- United Kingdom 28.1%
- Australia 28.6%
- USA 33.7%
America is Seriously Lagging Behind in Global Life Expectancy
- 28th globally in average life expectancy – dead last among industrialized countries
- 1st: Japan, 83.7 years
- 2nd: Switzerland, 83.3 years
- 3rd: Spain, 83.3 years
- 7th: Australia, 82.4 years
- 19th: United Kingdom, 81.4 years
- 22nd: Germany, 81.2 years
- 28th: USA, 78.8 years
Richer Americans Live Longer Than the Poor and Middle Class
- Men
- 1980
- Poorest—76.2
- Lower middle—76.3
- Middle—76.5
- Upper Middle—79.9
- Richest—82.6
- 2010
- Poorest—76.1
- Lower middle—78.3
- Middle—83.4
- Upper middle—87.8
- Richest—88.8
- 1980
- Women
- 1980
- Poorest—82.5
- Lower middle—81.5
- Middle—82.5
- Upper middle—83.2
- Richest—86.1
- 2010
- Poorest—78.3
- Lower middle—79.7
- Middle—82.9
- Upper middle—83.1
- Richest—91.9
- 1980
- While US wage inequality is only getting worse
- 1979
- Poorest 20%
- Received 6.2% of national income
- Richest 20%
- Received 44.9% of national income
- 2010
- Poorest 20%
- Received 5.1% of national income
- Richest 20%
- Received 51.9% of national
- Poorest 20%
- Poorest 20%
- 1979
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