Life Expectancy Indicates A Nation's Overall Well Being - So Why Is America's Dropping?

Tyler Durden by '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 33.7%

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

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

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

