Life expectancy in the United States has increased for the first time in four years, as the number of fatal drug overdoses and six of the 10 leading causes of death declined.
Life expectancy in the United States edged up for the first time in four years as the number of fatal drug overdoses and six of the 10 leading causes of death declined, according to two new government reports from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.
Life expectancy in the United States in 2018 was 78.7 years -- an increase of 0.1 year compared with life expectancy of 78.6 years in 2017, the NCHS reported in a study published Thursday. The 2018 estimate remains lower than the peak of 78.9 years in 2014. US drug overdose deaths fell slightly in 2018At the same time, the number of drug overdoses deaths fell from 70,237 in 2017 to 67,367 in 2018 -- a drop of 4.1%, and the first such decline in decades.
When it comes to the drop in drug overdose deaths,"since 2014, most states have expanded their Medicaid program, allowing millions of people to access addiction treatment. In 2016, the federal government began to send additional funds to states for a wide range of services," Sharfstein said."These investments are starting to show some results in some areas, but death rates are still far higher than they were just a few years ago," he said.
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