Life expectancy in the U.S. went up for the first time in four years in 2018, thanks largely to a decrease in death rates from cancer and drug overdoses, the CDC says.
“There’s a tendency to think of health statistics in terms of health care, but health is about more than the health care system. Policymakers must recognize that the decisions they’re making about jobs, education and infrastructure investments, are health policies and have consequences not only to pocketbooks but to life expectancy,” Woolf said.
The fact that almost 40 percent of Americans are obese also likely plays a role in the U.S. falling behind other countries.
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