US Life Expectancy Jumps To a Record 79 Years (reuters.com)
(Friday January 30, 2026 @05:00AM (msmash)
from the moving-forward dept.)
An anonymous reader shares a report:
> U.S. life expectancy [1]rose to a record high of 79 years in 2024 , an increase of six months from the previous year, reflecting a sharp decline in deaths from COVID-19 and drug overdoses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.
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> According to a report from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics, life expectancy improved for both men and women across races and among Hispanics, surpassing the previous peak set in 2014.
[1] https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-life-expectancy-hits-record-high-2024-cdc-says-2026-01-29/
> U.S. life expectancy [1]rose to a record high of 79 years in 2024 , an increase of six months from the previous year, reflecting a sharp decline in deaths from COVID-19 and drug overdoses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.
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> According to a report from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics, life expectancy improved for both men and women across races and among Hispanics, surpassing the previous peak set in 2014.
[1] https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-life-expectancy-hits-record-high-2024-cdc-says-2026-01-29/