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US Life Expectancy Reached a Record High in 2024 as Deaths From Drug Overdose and Covid-19 Dropped
U.S. life expectancy rose by over half a year in 2024, driven by declines in COVID-19 and drug overdose deaths, marking the highest level since 1900.
- On Thursday, the National Center for Health Statistics reported U.S. life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024, the highest mark in American history.
- Declining COVID-19 and drug-overdose deaths drove the rise as deaths from unintentional injuries fell more than 14%, and overdose rates dropped by more than 26% in 2024.
- About 3.07 million U.S. residents died in 2024, about 18,000 fewer than 2023, with 722 deaths per 100,000; life expectancy rose for women to 81.4 and men to 76.5.
- COVID-19 fell out of the top 10 causes in 2024, suicide entered despite declines, and about 6 in 10 overdose deaths involved fentanyl, with nearly 80,000 overdoses and over 30,000 COVID deaths.
- Despite the gains, the U.S. remains behind many peer nations, and experts caution disparities persist while Andrew Nixon, department spokesman, HHS, said `We continue to reverse Biden-era policies that made Americans sicker, stripped away health choices, and wasted taxpayer money.
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People in the United States can expect to live longer than ever before, as death rates returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2024.
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US life expectancy hit an all-time high in 2024, CDC says
U.S. life expectancy has hit the highest mark in American history. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday reported that life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024.
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