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Becker's Healthcare December 6, 2024
New projections for U.S. life expectancy forecast a slight increase by 2050, though the nation is expected to fall behind many other nations in global health rankings, according to research published Dec. 5 in The Lancet.
Researchers at the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation in Seattle analyzed trends for 359 diseases and injuries to forecast state and national life expectancy through 2050.
Four takeaways:
1. Researchers project life expectancy will rise from 78.3 years in 2022 to 80.4 years in 2050, representing a “modest” increase compared to other countries. As a result, the nation’s life expectancy ranking is expected to fall from 49th to 66th.
2. The nation’s ranking for healthy life expectancy —...
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