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04-20-2016, 07:15 PM
Life expectancy takes a rare dip for white women in the U.S.
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Life expectancy for white women has fallen a little, according to a new government report.
White women lost about five weeks from their predicted lifespan in 2014, compared to 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday.
SEE ALSO: The drug next door: Why every American should be worried about heroin (http://mashable.com/2016/02/25/americas-heroin-epidemic/)
Life expectancy held steady for black women and white men, and increased for black men, Hispanic men and Hispanic women.
The CDC previously reported that the life expectancy for all Americans born in 2014 was 78 years and 9½ months— the same prediction made for the previous two years. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/20/life-expectancy-white-women/)
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Life expectancy for white women has fallen a little, according to a new government report.
White women lost about five weeks from their predicted lifespan in 2014, compared to 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday.
SEE ALSO: The drug next door: Why every American should be worried about heroin (http://mashable.com/2016/02/25/americas-heroin-epidemic/)
Life expectancy held steady for black women and white men, and increased for black men, Hispanic men and Hispanic women.
The CDC previously reported that the life expectancy for all Americans born in 2014 was 78 years and 9½ months— the same prediction made for the previous two years. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/20/life-expectancy-white-women/)
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