Life Expectancy Gap News Today

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Since 2010, the gender gap in life expectancy in the US has increased to six years because of the pandemic, accidents, opioid overdoses, injuries, and suicide.

But in america today, the very rich live on average 15 years longer than the poorest americans. in 2014, for example, in mcdowell county, west virginia, one of the poorest counties in the nation, life expectancy for men was 64 years. in fairfax county, virginia, a wealthy county, just 350 miles away, life expectancy for men was nearly 82 years, an 18-year deferential. the life expectancy gap for women in the two counties was 12 years. in other words the issue of unfettered capitalism is not just...

Life expectancy gap in the women two counties was 12 years. in other words, the issue of unfettered capitalism is not just an economic debate. poverty, economic distress and despair are life threatening issues for millions of working people in this country. while the rich get richer, they live longer lives. while poor and working families struggle economically and often lack adequate healthcare, their life expectancy is declining for the first time in modern american history. taken together, the...