Current Events > Americans rejoice as life expectancy rises for the first time in years.

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UnfairRepresent 02/04/20 2:30:48 PM #1:	Americans are rejoicing over a new report detailing how the life expectancy of US adults has increased for the first time since 2014and it is largely because of a landmark decline in cancer mortality and drug overdoses. According to the newly-released data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American life expectancy increased slightly from 78.6 years in 2017 to 78.7 years in 2018. Although this is only an improvement of 0.1 years, it is still cause for celebration; the trend is partially due to a notable 4.1% drop in overdose deaths from the previous year, which is the equivalent of about 3,000 fewer fatalities. It is also the first time that the drug overdose rate has fallen in the US since 1999. I think these numbers suggest that some positive news is starting to come out of the many efforts to try to stem the tide on overdoses, Kathryn McHugh, a psychologist at McLean Psychiatric Hospital and Harvard University, told NPR. Additionally, fewer and fewer people are dying from cancer in the United States every year, with 2017 showing the largest single-year drop in cancer mortality ever reported. The cancer death rate declined by 29% from 1991 to 2017, including a whopping 2.2% drop from 2016 to 2017, which translates to approximately 2.9 million fewer cancer deaths than would have occurred had mortality rates remained at their peak. That trend continued into 2018 with another 2% drop in mortality rates. The report goes on to say that this decline in cancer-related deaths accounted for 30% of the increase in life expectancy in 2018. Six of the countrys ten leading causes of death also declined, with heart diseasethe number one leading cause of mortalitydeclining by 0.8%. Full Article: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/us-life-expectancy-rose-for-first-time-since-2014/ https://i.imgur.com/70FjDK8.jpg Literally the first time in a century the drug overdose rate has dropped that's great. --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgtc.com/i/bHqCLJF.png https://i.imgtc.com/YnvkpvU.png <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:933925590] in Americans ... [t:78382514]...</cite> <quote> Americans are rejoicing over a new report detailing how the life expectancy of US adults has increased for the first time since 2014and it is largely because of a landmark decline in cancer mortality and drug overdoses. According to the newly-released data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American life expectancy increased slightly from 78.6 years in 2017 to 78.7 years in 2018. Although this is only an improvement of 0.1 years, it is still cause for celebration; the trend is partially due to a notable 4.1% drop in overdose deaths from the previous year, which is the equivalent of about 3,000 fewer fatalities. It is also the first time that the drug overdose rate has fallen in the US since 1999. I think these numbers suggest that some positive news is starting to come out of the many efforts to try to stem the tide on overdoses, Kathryn McHugh, a psychologist at McLean Psychiatric Hospital and Harvard University, told NPR. Additionally, fewer and fewer people are dying from cancer in the United States every year, with 2017 showing the largest single-year drop in cancer mortality ever reported. The cancer death rate declined by 29% from 1991 to 2017, including a whopping 2.2% drop from 2016 to 2017, which translates to approximately 2.9 million fewer cancer deaths than would have occurred had mortality rates remained at their peak. That trend continued into 2018 with another 2% drop in mortality rates. The report goes on to say that this decline in cancer-related deaths accounted for 30% of the increase in life expectancy in 2018. Six of the countrys ten leading causes of death also declined, with heart diseasethe number one leading cause of mortalitydeclining by 0.8%. Full Article: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/us-life-expectancy-rose-for-first-time-since-2014/ https://i.imgur.com/70FjDK8.jpg Literally the first time in a century the drug overdose rate has dropped that's great.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 02/04/20 2:31:03 PM #2:	I don't want to live longer --- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. <cite>Irony posted [p:933925603] in Americans ... [t:78382514]...</cite> <quote>I don't want to live longer </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Were_Wyrm 02/04/20 2:31:24 PM #3:	Trumps America... --- I was a God, Valeria. I found it...beneath me. - Dr. Doom https://imgur.com/FKDXbHs <cite>Were_Wyrm posted [p:933925621] in Americans ... [t:78382514]...</cite> <quote>Trumps America... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
darkphoenix181 02/04/20 2:31:56 PM #4:	Who is rejoicing? Weird article <cite>darkphoenix181 posted [p:933925644] in Americans ... [t:78382514]...</cite> <quote>Who is rejoicing? Weird article </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 02/04/20 2:36:34 PM #5:	darkphoenix181 posted... Who is rejoicing? Americans --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgtc.com/i/bHqCLJF.png https://i.imgtc.com/YnvkpvU.png <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:933925821] in Americans ... [t:78382514]...</cite> <quote>darkphoenix181 posted...</cite> <quote>Who is rejoicing? </quote> Americans</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 02/04/20 2:37:19 PM #6:	UnfairRepresent posted... Americans North, Central, or South? --- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. <cite>Irony posted [p:933925850] in Americans ... [t:78382514]...</cite> <quote>UnfairRepresent posted... </cite> <quote>Americans</quote>North, Central, or South? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
darkphoenix181 02/04/20 2:38:34 PM #7:	UnfairRepresent posted... Americans No one around me is. Or outside. <cite>darkphoenix181 posted [p:933925913] in Americans ... [t:78382514]...</cite> <quote>UnfairRepresent posted... </cite> <quote>Americans</quote> No one around me is. Or outside. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 02/04/20 2:38:53 PM #8:	Irony posted... North, Central, or South? https://youtu.be/NRIr9MNmCwU --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgtc.com/i/bHqCLJF.png https://i.imgtc.com/YnvkpvU.png <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:933925927] in Americans ... [t:78382514]...</cite> <quote>Irony posted...</cite> <quote> North, Central, or South? </quote> https://youtu.be/NRIr9MNmCwU</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Current Events > Americans rejoice as life expectancy rises for the first time in years.