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U.S. life expectancy hits a new high

Drop in drug overdoses boosts US life expectancy to all-time high

The life expectancy at birth for the average American was 79 years old in 2024, up 0.6 year from the year prior, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics.

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U.S. life expectancy hits a new high as deaths from overdoses and COVID fall

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US life expectancy reached a record high in 2024 as deaths from drug overdose and Covid-19 dropped

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US life expectancy jumps to a record 79 years in 2024

Life expectancy for an American stood at 79 years on average in 2024 surpassing the previous record-high set in 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.

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US life expectancy hit an all-time high in 2024, CDC says

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Life expectancy in United States hits all-time high: CDC

The New York Times

Life Expectancy in California Has Not Rebounded After Covid

The state’s life expectancy was lower in 2024 than in 2019, according to an analysis, but primarily as a result of causes of death other than Covid. By Emily Baumgaertner Nunn If the nation’s largest state is any gauge, American life expectancy in the ...

CNN

US life expectancy has rebounded closer to pre-pandemic levels

Life expectancy in the United States is rising nearly as quickly as it fell at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic as deaths from Covid-19 and drug overdoses drop. After falling 2.4 years between 2019 and 2021, life expectancy rose by more than a year in ...

Chicago Sun-Times

Good news for Chicagoans: Life expectancy is nearly back to pre-pandemic levels

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