Explaining divergent levels of longevity in high-Income countries

Explaining divergent levels of longevity in high-Income countries /

Over the past 25 years, life expectancy has been rising in the United States at a slower pace than has been achieved in many other high-income countries. Consequently, the United States has been falling steadily in the world rankings for level of life expectancy, and the gap between the United State...

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Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Understanding Divergent Trends in Longevity in High-Income Countries
Other Authors: Crimmins, Eileen M., Preston, Samuel H., Cohen, Barney, 1959-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2011
Series:Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf.
Subjects:
Life expectancy.
Longevity.
Life expectancy > United States.
Longevity > United States.
Cross-cultural studies.
Longevity
Life Expectancy
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Developed Countries
Life Expectancy > trends
Socioeconomic Factors
United States
Statistics
Statistics.
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