Average life expectancy increases for fifth year in a row, CDC finds

(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review)

The average U.S. life expectancy rose from 78.7 years in 2018 to 78.8 years in 2019, marking a five year consecutive increase, according to the CDC’s annual mortality report.  Continue reading article here…

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