Life Expectancy

• U.S. life expectancy fell by 1.5 years in 2020, largely thanks to COVID-19: CDC

  Deaths 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.

  Health

  Jul 21, 2021
  
• Quebec’s life expectancy drops for both men and women due to COVID-19 crisis

  The Institut de la statistique du Québec says the average life expectancy from birth dropped for both men and women in 2020.

  Health

  Mar 3, 2021
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• Canadians worry too much about violent death, not enough about cancer: poll

  You're much more likely to die from heart disease than a car crash, but that's not always what people worry about.

  Health

  Feb 23, 2020
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• Massive 18-year gap in life expectancy between Winnipeg’s richest, poorest neighbourhoods: WRHA

  While the good news is Winnipeggers are living longer, generally, a WRHA report found a huge disparity from neighbourhood to neighbourhood.

  Health

  Dec 19, 2019
• More Americans are dying in middle age, and it’s pulling down U.S. life expectancy

  Drug overdoses, alcohol abuse and suicide are all behind a recent decline in U.S. life expectancy, a new study has found.

  Health

  Nov 27, 2019
• Is 70 the new 65? Studies show aging has changed

  Life expectancy rose, and so did the number of years we spend without serious health problems, researchers say.

  Health

  Nov 24, 2019
• Russians are drinking less and living longer as a result: WHO

  Male life expectancy has gone up by 11 years since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

  Health

  Oct 1, 2019
• Canadian life expectancy has stopped rising because of the opioid crisis: Statistics Canada

  For the first time in decades, Canadians' life expectancy has stopped increasing.

  Health

  May 30, 2019
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• More people died of suicide in the U.S. last year than in at least 50 years: CDC

  For decades, U.S. life expectancy was on the upswing, rising a few months nearly every year. Now it’s trending the other way.

  Health

  Nov 29, 2018
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• Spend more on social services and people will live longer: study

  Canada could extend life-expectancy and decrease premature deaths if they focused more on social services, a new study says.

  Canada

  Jan 22, 2018