Us Life Expectancy Goes up for the First Time Since 2014 Life expectancy in the United States has reached a new high in 2018, according to a report from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics.
The spike is largely attributed to a decrease in deaths from cancer and drug overdoses.
The findings indicate that the life expectancy for babies born in 2018 has increased to 78.7 years from 78.6 years for those born in 2017.
The report also showed an increase in suicide and flu death rates in 2018.
A separate report concluded that the U.S. has the lowest life expectancy among high-income countries.