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Life expectancy in the US is now among the worst of any developed nation, according to a damning global report.
An American born today can expect to live to a little over 76 – a nearly 30-year low – which is lower than countries like crime-ridden Colombia, Estonia and China.
The 2023 Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) report compared life expectancy and a series of other health metrics in 48 developed countries for 2019 through 2022.
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I am a reporter and digital producer for the Civic section of U.S. News & World Report, where I write about breaking news. I came to U.S. News in 2016 as a researcher and writer for the Rankings and Reviews section and in 2017, joined the news team, where I helped launch America 2020. I have previously worked for LifeZette.com as a reporter and social media specialist and was an editor for several outlets at my alma mater. I am a graduate of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland, College Park. You can follow me on Twitter (@arlardieri) and Facebook (/AlexaRLardieri) or connect with me on LinkedIn (/in/alexa-lardieri). View more posts
Alexa Lardieri