Death Rates for Young American Adults Jumped 71% in Just over a Decade

https://studyfinds.com/death-rates-for-americans-ages-25-44-jumped-71-in-just-over-a-decade/

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JoeAltmaierSep 27, 2026, 7:32 PM
Wow. American life expectancy is 38th worldwide.
andsoitisSep 27, 2026, 7:37 PM
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.