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Life expectancy down as suicides, overdoses rise
Life expectancy in the United States dropped between 2016 and 2017, as rates of fatal drug overdoses and suicides weighed down how long Americans live, according to final mortality data released Thursday by the CDC. "These sobering statistics are a wakeup call that we are losing too many Americans, too early and too often, to conditions that are preventable," CDC Director Robert Redfield said in a statement.
Overall, U.S. life expectancy in 2017 was 78.6 years, down from 78.7 years in 2016. For men, life expectancy declined from 76.2 to 76.1, while women’s life expectancy held at 81.1 years. Drug overdoses killed 70,237 people in 2017, up from 63,632 in 2016, as the rate of overdose deaths increased 9.6 percent. Meanwhile, 47,173 people died by suicide in 2017, a rate of 14 deaths per 100,000 people. In 2016, the rate was 13.5 deaths.
Overall, U.S. life expectancy in 2017 was 78.6 years, down from 78.7 years in 2016. For men, life expectancy declined from 76.2 to 76.1, while women’s life expectancy held at 81.1 years. Drug overdoses killed 70,237 people in 2017, up from 63,632 in 2016, as the rate of overdose deaths increased 9.6 percent. Meanwhile, 47,173 people died by suicide in 2017, a rate of 14 deaths per 100,000 people. In 2016, the rate was 13.5 deaths.
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