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Life Expectancy in America on a Steady Rise
Life expectancy in America is actually on a steady rise.
22:23 28 January 2017
A recent study complied by the University of Southern California and its master in gerontology department revealed some exciting news: life expectancy in America is actually on a steady rise. The report, also backed by reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, confirmed that 1 in 10 girls born today will live past 100, and 1 in 20 boys born today will live past the same age milestone. It doesn’t stop there either. Life expectancy continued to rise from around 60 years a few years ago to 78.8 years in 2012.
While the numbers are rising, experts believe that life expectancy will reach a more mature stage of development in a few years. The rise is due to better disease control, more vaccines and changes to the way we live our lives.
You can learn more about life expectancy in America from the full infographic, Americans Are Living Longer by http://gerontology.usc.edu/.
