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Life expectancy in the U.S. has never been higher. Americans born in 2012 can expect to live for 78.8 years (up 0.1 from 2011). But the gender gap hasn't changed; life expectancy for men is 76.4 years and 81.2 for women. From 2011-12, death rates declined for 8 of 10 leading causes, but suicides increased 2.4%.
In rich countries, more than 80% of the population today will survive past the age of 70. About 150 years ago, only…
Here now to provide a some perspective on the matter of mortality is a variegated patchwork comprising 188 of the…