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US life expectancy declines for first time in 20 years | US life expectancy declines for first time in 20 years |
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Life expectancy in the United States has declined for the first time in more than two decades. | Life expectancy in the United States has declined for the first time in more than two decades. |
Data from the National Center for Health Statistics showed a drop for men from 76.5 years in 2014 to 76.3 in 2015, and from 81.3 to 81.2 for women. | Data from the National Center for Health Statistics showed a drop for men from 76.5 years in 2014 to 76.3 in 2015, and from 81.3 to 81.2 for women. |
The figures show rises in several causes of death, especially heart disease, dementia and accidental infant deaths. | The figures show rises in several causes of death, especially heart disease, dementia and accidental infant deaths. |
Life expectancy last fell during the peak of the HIV/Aids crisis in 1993. | Life expectancy last fell during the peak of the HIV/Aids crisis in 1993. |
It has improved slightly in most of the years since World War Two, rising from a little more than 68 years in 1950. | It has improved slightly in most of the years since World War Two, rising from a little more than 68 years in 1950. |
It also fell in 1980, after a severe outbreak of flu. | It also fell in 1980, after a severe outbreak of flu. |
Overall life expectancy for men and women is now 78.8 years, a decrease of 0.1 year from 2014. | Overall life expectancy for men and women is now 78.8 years, a decrease of 0.1 year from 2014. |
"This is unusual," lead author Jiaquan Xu, an epidemiologist at the NCHS, told AFP news agency. "2015 is kind of different from every year. | |
"It looks like much more death than we have seen in the last few years." | |
The report is based mainly on 2015 death certificates. | The report is based mainly on 2015 death certificates. |
It showed death rising death rates for heart disease - the leading cause of death, as well as chronic lower lung disease, accidental injuries, stroke, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, kidney disease and suicide. | It showed death rising death rates for heart disease - the leading cause of death, as well as chronic lower lung disease, accidental injuries, stroke, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, kidney disease and suicide. |
But while all of those rose by 3% or less, deaths from Alzheimer's disease rose 15.7% in a single year, and there was an 11.3% increase in the rate of death for babies under one due to unintentional injuries. | But while all of those rose by 3% or less, deaths from Alzheimer's disease rose 15.7% in a single year, and there was an 11.3% increase in the rate of death for babies under one due to unintentional injuries. |
"The only good news we see in 2015 was that the cancer death rate continued to decrease," said Jiaquan Xu. | "The only good news we see in 2015 was that the cancer death rate continued to decrease," said Jiaquan Xu. |