Life Expectancy
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‘A dismal situation’: U.S. life expectancy drops for 2nd year in a rowThe estimated American lifespan has shortened by nearly three years, to 76 years, one month.WorldSep 1, 2022
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Women don’t live longer than men after all? Study challenges life expectancy misconceptionsDanish researchers have found that men have a high probability of outliving women, calling into question the conventional wisdom that women live longer than men.HealthAug 3, 2022
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U.S. life expectancy fell by 1.5 years in 2020, largely thanks to COVID-19: CDCDeaths from COVID-19 contributed to nearly three-fourths, or 74 per cent, of the decline and drug overdoses were also a major contributor, the CDC said.HealthJul 21, 2021
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Quebec’s life expectancy drops for both men and women due to COVID-19 crisisThe Institut de la statistique du Québec says the average life expectancy from birth dropped for both men and women in 2020.HealthMar 3, 2021
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Canadians worry too much about violent death, not enough about cancer: pollYou're much more likely to die from heart disease than a car crash, but that's not always what people worry about.HealthFeb 23, 2020
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Massive 18-year gap in life expectancy between Winnipeg’s richest, poorest neighbourhoods: WRHAWhile the good news is Winnipeggers are living longer, generally, a WRHA report found a huge disparity from neighbourhood to neighbourhood.HealthDec 19, 2019
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More Americans are dying in middle age, and it’s pulling down U.S. life expectancyDrug overdoses, alcohol abuse and suicide are all behind a recent decline in U.S. life expectancy, a new study has found.HealthNov 27, 2019
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Is 70 the new 65? Studies show aging has changedLife expectancy rose, and so did the number of years we spend without serious health problems, researchers say.HealthNov 24, 2019
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Russians are drinking less and living longer as a result: WHOMale life expectancy has gone up by 11 years since the collapse of the Soviet Union.HealthOct 1, 2019
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Canadian life expectancy has stopped rising because of the opioid crisis: Statistics CanadaFor the first time in decades, Canadians' life expectancy has stopped increasing.HealthMay 30, 2019
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