Medical Xpress December 11, 2024
Elana Gotkine

Life expectancy in the United States is worse than many other countries and declined from 1990 to 2021, according to a study published in the Dec. 7 issue of The Lancet.

Ali H. Mokdad, Ph.D., from the University of Washington in Seattle, and colleagues analyzed trends in mortality, morbidity, and disability for 371 diseases and injuries and 88 risk factors in the United States between 1990 and 2021.

The researchers identified disparities in and across states. There was a relative decline in and (HALE) compared with other countries. From 1990 to 2021, there was a decline in the U.S. ranking of life expectancy; in 1990, the United States ranked 35th and...

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