Widespread declines in life expectancy across high income countries coincide with rising young adult and midlife mortality in the United States

By News on the Net —— Bio and Archives August 17, 2018

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The ongoing opioid epidemic in the United States is a key contributor to the most recent declines in life expectancy, suggests a study published by The BMJ today. A second study shows an increase in US death rates in midlife (people aged between 25-64 years) involving all major racial groups, and cites a broad range of conditions as potential causes. Together, these findings point to an urgent need to examine systemic causes of declining health in the US. -- More...