Since linear ranking only tells one story, more context:
US life expectancy reached a record high of 79 years.
Peers sit at 82.7 years (countries like Japan, Switzerland, Australia, Canada, and Western European nations).
So the U.S. trails peer nations by about 3.7 years, a slight improvement from a peak gap of 4.1 years in 2023 due to recent drops in U.S. mortality rates.
Wow. American life expectancy is 38th worldwide.
Since linear ranking only tells one story, more context:
US life expectancy reached a record high of 79 years.
Peers sit at 82.7 years (countries like Japan, Switzerland, Australia, Canada, and Western European nations).
So the U.S. trails peer nations by about 3.7 years, a slight improvement from a peak gap of 4.1 years in 2023 due to recent drops in U.S. mortality rates.