Forbes December 1, 2023
After two years of dramatic decline in life expectancy in the U.S. there is some relatively good news. According to data released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. turned the corner and added 1.1 years in life expectancy from 2021 to 2022. But the public health crisis in America continues unabated, as fewer resources are being allocated to disease prevention and preventive causes of premature deaths. Public health isn’t prioritized by the federal and state governments as well as the private healthcare industries. As a result, the sharp divergence between U.S. life expectancy and its peers will likely persist.
The increase of 1.1 years in life expectancy reported by the CDC resulted mostly (84%)...
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