Americans more likely to die younger than people in other developed nations / Boing Boing

What’s Killing Americans? Guns, Cars and Drugs - NBC News
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U.S. life expectancy has been at an all-time high but has been stagnant for several years. A baby born in the U.S. in 2012 can expect to live 78.8 years on average.

Cancer has replaced heart disease as the No. 1 cause of death in 21 states and it will kill nearly 600,000 people this year, almost the same as heart disease.

International comparisons have shown Americans fare worse than other rich countries in rates of infant mortality; injury and homicide rates; drug abuse; obesity and diabetes; heart disease and lung disease.

Americans are seven times more likely to be murdered than people in the other countries, and 20 times more likely to be killed by a gun.

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