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US Life Expectancy Falls Again in ‘Historic’ Decline

Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola Fact Checked

US life expectancy declines again

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  • According to the latest statistics, life expectancy in the United States dropped precipitously in 2020 and 2021. In 2019, the average life span of Americans of all ethnicities was nearly 79 years. By the end of 2021, life expectancy had dropped to 76 — a loss of nearly three years

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