Life Expectancy
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Is life expectancy plateauing? New study shows slowing progressLife expectancy in western countries, once on a steady upward trajectory, has hit a worrying slowdown with obesity, poor diet and physical inactivity taking a heavy toll.HealthFeb 20
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Can we live much longer? Study says life expectancy may have peakedLife expectancy is an estimate of the average number of years a baby born in a given year might expect to live, assuming death rates at that time hold constant.HealthOct 10, 2024
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Average life expectancy lower in B.C. Interior towns than provincial averageDoes where you live in British Columbia dictate how long you will live? Statistics show there's a big gap between the provincial average and some city specific averages.CanadaDec 8, 2023
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Life expectancy in Canada fell for the 3rd year in a row. What’s happening?Statistics Canada released new data showing that the life expectancy at birth of Canadians fell, to 81.3 years in 2022 from 81.6 years in 2021.CanadaNov 27, 2023
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‘Our people will die’: Opioid crisis prompts state of emergency in Treaty 6 First NationsThe Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations declared a state of emergency on Monday after their annual general meeting to address the ongoing opioid crisis.HealthJul 10, 2023
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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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