KFF says the US life expectancy gap versus peer countries narrowed from 4.1 years to 3.7 years as US mortality dropped, including lower mortality from COVID-19 and drug overdoses.
The life expectancy gap between the U.S. and peer countries decreased from 4.1 years in 2023 to 3.7 years in 2024 as U.S. mortality dropped, with a lower mortality rate from COVID-19, drug overdoses, and some chronic diseases
The life expectancy gap between the U.S. and peer countries decreased from 4.1 years in 2023 to 3.7 years in 2024 as U.S. mortality dropped,
with a lower mortality rate from COVID-19, drug overdoses, and some chronic diseases:
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