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Life expectancy in the United States rose from 2023 to 2024, “reaching its highest level ever,” according to a press release from the CDC.The encouraging development is a shift from past reports revealing alarming differences in life expectancy between the U.S. and other high-income countries.
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The average life expectancy in the United States hit a record high of 79 in 2024, a report from the Centers for Disease Control…

“It’s pretty much good news all the way around,” said Robert Anderson, of the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics.

New mortality data from the federal government suggests that life expectancy probably hit another record high in 2025, as death…

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