Contributions to Changes in Life Expectancy for Non-Hispanic Whites in the US, 1990-2016 (IMAGE)

University of Pennsylvania

Contributions to Changes in Life Expectancy for Non-Hispanic Whites in the US, 1990-2016

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Between 1990 and 2016, various factors related to cause of death changed life expectancy for men and women in the United States. The blocks below the 0 line highlight causes of death for which mortality increased such as drug overdose; above the line are causes of death for which mortality declined, including circulatory disease and screenable cancers.

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Irma Elo and Samuel Preston/University of Pennsylvania

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