U.S. Life Expectancy Falls Behind That of Other Developed Nations. Why?

Life expectancy rates in the United States have been falling for some time even though the country has one of the highest standards of living on the planet.  According to a recent column in the Financial Times, what’s really mind blowing is how those declines compare with other industrialized nations like Britain. The average American can expect to live to age 65 – a life expectancy similar to the poorest people in England. One key difference: more Americans are dying young due in part to rising opioid use, car accidents, and gun violence.  We’ll talk about why Americans fare so much worse than people in other developed countries and what can be done to help more people live longer.