"The latest death data for the U.S. are in, and they paint an optimistic picture: The average American born in 2024 is now expected to live to age 79. That life expectancy is more than a half-year longer than it was in 2023 and great than in any prior year going back to 1900. It was still lower than that of most other developed countries, however."
"The projection, released on Thursday by the National Center for Health Statistics, offers a glimmer of hope after COVID and overdose deaths pushed the U.S.'s average life expectancy down to 76.4 years in 2021, a drop of 2.4 years since 2019. Even so, there were 47,539 deaths involving COVID in 2024 and about 87,000 deaths from drug overdoses between October 2023 and September 2024, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention."
U.S. life expectancy for people born in 2024 rose to 79 years, an increase of more than half a year from 2023 and the highest level since 1900. The age-adjusted death rate declined from about 751 to about 722 deaths per 100,000 Americans. COVID deaths numbered 47,539 in 2024, and preliminary data show roughly 87,000 overdose deaths between October 2023 and September 2024. Leading causes of death remained heart disease, cancer, and unintentional injuries, though suicide moved into the tenth spot. Age-adjusted rates fell for the top ten causes, with the largest drop in unintentional injuries.
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