Becker's Healthcare March 28, 2024
Americans’ life expectancies are declining right alongside their happiness scores, according to U.S. News & World Report.
According to the most recent data from World Bank, U.S. life expectancy was 76 years in 2021. Although that number is higher than the global average of 71 years, the U.S. ranks 60th out of all nations and 30th out of the 38 member states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
By comparison, the top countries — Japan, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and South Korea — all have average life expectancies of 84 years.
A recent analysis from KFF and the Peterson Center on Healthcare found that American life expectancy is decreasing more significantly than in any other wealthy nation....
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