People’ life expectancy is considerably decrease than the common for folks in different giant, rich nations.
This analysis compares 2021 knowledge about deaths within the U.S. and 11 different giant, rich nations by age and trigger to know the first drivers of the longevity hole between the U.S. and the comparable nations. It finds that the first causes for the hole in 2021 had been continual illness, COVID-19 and substance use problems.
The evaluation is on the market by way of the Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker, an data hub devoted to monitoring and assessing the efficiency of the U.S. well being system.

