U.S. life expectancy falls below to China, For the first time since the National Health Center for Statistics began collecting vital health statistics in 1960, China has surpassed the U.S. in average life expectancy.
The average age of death continued its rapid decline from an 80-year-old high in 2019 to 76.1 years just two years later. Bremmer argues that this “should be a headline in every (U.S.) newspaper. U.S. life expectancy falls below, ” (Through social media, this news has already reached at least 0.04% of the population.) Green adds that the nation may soon fall out of the top 50 ranked world nations. While this is an incredible statistic for what is supposed to be the planet’s most wealthy state by GDP, Green highlights that every country above the U.S. ensures individual health care coverage through a publicly funded option. Sharp-eyed skeptics may argue that this stat is misleading. According to the CDC analysis, for example, the COVID-19 outbreak accounts for 50% of our declining life expectancy. This point, however, only illuminates how poorly this country responded to a global pandemic.
U.S. life expectancy falls below, Other causes of death that the CDC pointed to included unintentional injuries (such as opioid overdoses and car crashes), heart disease, and chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. It’s true, of course, that Americans don’t always have the healthiest lifestyle, eschewing the Mediterranean diet in favor of easy, convenient, bad-for-you foods. And, even when we try to eat healthy, we sometimes get duped. And, of course, a sedentary lifestyle is a big contributor to poor health, which is why it’s so important to get a good workout in and make sure we don’t spend all day at our desks. But another big issue? Health care coverage. The American Health Association found that health insurance “facilitates access to care and is associated with lower death rates, better health outcomes, and improved productivity.” Despite recent gains (20 million newly insured individuals in the last few years) and 90% of the U.S. population retaining health plans, more than 28 million people still lack critical basic coverage. According to the AHA, “meaningful health care coverage is critical to living a productive, secure and healthy life.”
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