2022 US life expectancy increased by 1.1 years to 77.5, despite record high child deaths and drug overdoses.

2022 US life expectancy increased to 77.5 years, a 1.1-year rise, despite child deaths and drug overdoses reaching record highs. Heart disease remains the leading cause of death, followed by cancer, while drug overdoses caused nearly 108,000 deaths in 2022. Life expectancy still lags behind pre-pandemic levels and peer countries, and experts are concerned about rising death rates among children aged 1-14.

March 21, 2024
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