Life Expectancy In U.S. Drops For The First Time In Decades – "This Is A Big Deal"
By Tyler Durden
For the first time in two decades, according to a new study released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the life expectancy of the average American declined in 2015. Of course, with America’s obesity epidemic spiraling out of control it probably shouldn’t be a surprise that the occurrence of deaths related to America’s number 1 killer, heart disease, is on the rise (see “FatLivesMatter: At Least 1 Out Of Every 5 People Are Obese In All 50 States“).
While the life expectancy rate ticked down only marginally to 78.8 versus 78.9 in 2014, the fact that it reversed course from a multi-decade rise is “a big deal” according to Philip Morgan, a demographer at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Per NPR:
So the news out of the federal government Thursday is disturbing: The overall U.S. death rate has increased for the first time in a decade, according to an analysis of the latest data. And that led to a drop in overall life expectancy for the first time since 1993, particularly among people younger than 65.
“This is a big deal,” says Philip Morgan, a demographer at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill who was not involved in the new analysis.
“There’s not a better indicator of well-being than life expectancy,” he says. “The fact that it’s leveling off in the U.S. is a striking finding.”
According to the study, death rates per 100,000 people increased for every demographic of the American population with the exception of “Black Females.”
While that’s not a lot, it was enough to cause the overall life expectancy to fall slightly. That’s only happened a few times in the past 50 years. The dip in 1993, for example, was due to high death rates from AIDS, flu, homicide and accidental deaths that year.
On average, the overall life expectancy, for someone born in 2015, fell from 78.9 years to 78.8 years. The life expectancy for the average American man fell two-tenths of a year — from 76.5 to 76.3. For women, it dropped one-tenth — from 81.3 to 81.2 years.
Meanwhile, many of the leading causes of death, including heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer’s and diabetes, all ticked up year-over-year sparking a debate of whether higher death rates were linked to obesity and/or higher stress related to the 2008 economic crisis.
Most notably, the overall death rate for Americans increased because mortality from heart disease and stroke increased after declining for years. Deaths were also up from Alzheimer’s disease, respiratory disease, kidney disease and diabetes. More Americans also died from unintentional injuries and suicide. In all, the decline was driven by increases in deaths from eight of the top 10 leading causes of death in the U.S.
“When you see increases in so many of the leading causes of death, it’s difficult to pinpoint one particular cause as the culprit,” Anderson says.
The obesity epidemic could be playing a role in the increase …read more
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