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Topic: life expectancy

Elderly group of friends on a road trip (Getty Images/Robert Deutschman)

U.S. life expectancy rising again

Matthew Rozsa
Coronavirus crisis volunteer Rhiannon Navin greets local residents arriving to a food distribution center at the WestCop community center on March 18, 2020 in New Rochelle, New York. New Rochelle has been a hot spot for the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. (John Moore/Getty Images)

There are more of us than them

Lucian K. Truscott IV
Gravestones in a cemetery (Getty Images/Marc Bruxelle)

US life expectancy in decline

Bob Hennelly
Blue and Red Population concept (Getty Images/Constantine Johnny)

Mortality gap between red, blue counties

Eric Schank
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The funeral of victims of a Nazi bombing in London during WW2 | Funeral workers bury the coffins of Covid-19 victims at a cemetery on July 19, 2021 (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Life expectancy drop not just from COVID

Matthew Rozsa
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More education equals longer lifespan

Matthew Rozsa
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What are the chances you’ll live to 90?

Ann Pietrangelo - Healthline
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Geography is link to life expectancy

Jessica Young - The Conversation
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Does a GDP bump help the middle class?

Bob Hennelly
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US life expectancy drops again

David Bishai - The Conversation
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Calculator guesses healthy years left

Jeyaraj Vadiveloo - The Conversation
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Rich seniors are leaving the poor behind

Matthew A. Davis, Kenneth Langa - The Conversation
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Joanna Rothkopf

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