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Lynn Kane posted an update in the group Hepatitis C can be cured. Get tested. Get treated. 6 years ago

DEATHS FROM CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE CONTRIBUTES TO SHORTER LIFESPAN IS US
CDC: Life expectancy in US declines for second year in a row

Sept 21, 2018
By Nancy Clanton, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

For the second year in a row, the life expectancy of Americans got shorter.

According to the latest report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, the overall life expectancy in the U.S. was 78.6 years, down .1 from the previous year. Men can expect to live 76.1 years, down from 76.3. Women held steady at 81.1 years.

During the 20th century, advances in medications and other treatments were responsible for dramatic increases in how long people lived. But deaths from drug overdoses, chronic liver disease, suicide, Alzheimer’s and blood infections (septicemia) have all gone up, resulting in a shortened average life span.
https://www.ajc.com/lifestyles/health/cdc-life-expectancy-declines-for-second-year-row/uEYI54lyoUpOj279HCufnO/
- Jennifer Corder replied 6 years ago
  
  Thanks for posting this. We all think about the larger contributions of overdose and suicide to our reduced life expectancy in the USA, but chronic liver disease is another important factor.

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