“Life expectancy decreasing, CDC says,” by Lois A. Bowers, McKnight’s Senior Living

“Life expectancy in the United States decreased in both 2015 and 2016, marking the only decreases in the past 20 years and the first consecutive two-year decline since 1964, according to a newly released National Vital Statistics Report from the Centers for Disease and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics. … The decrease in overall life expectancy at birth, according to the government, primarily was due to increases in mortality from Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, unintentional injuries, homicide and suicide.”

LTC Comment (from Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform):

Alzheimer’s disease tops the list of lower life expectancy causes. Another sign the age wave is finally beginning to hit.

Life expectancy decreasing, CDC says

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