US life expectancy rates are lower for this US region, study finds

US life expectancy rates are lower for this US region, study finds

Researchers found significant disparities in life expectancy rates nationwide in these areas during the past century.

Over the past century, global life expectancy has increased by 2 to 3 years per decade. No matter where you live in the world, and no matter how old you are, you can expect to live longer than previous generations. So what does this increase in life expectancy mean?

PORTLAND, USA – With regard to crucial issues such as life and death, the U.S. represents a costly anomaly. In short, women and men in the U.S. pay more for health, but live less. Although it has the highest per capita health spending among industrialized countries, its [...] This article Life and Death in the U.S.: A costly anomaly was originally published in IPS News Agency