On its front page, the Wall Street Journal (11/29, A1, McKay, Subscription Publication) reports data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that life expectancy for Americans declined again last year by one-tenth of a year, to 78.6 years. An increase in suicides, as well as the continued effects of the opioid crisis, influenza, pneumonia, and diabetes factored into the statistics, the Journal explains.
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— “U.S. Life Expectancy Falls Further, “Betsy McKay, The Wall Street Journal, November 29, 2018.