The decrease in life expectancy in the United States since 2014

Abstract

Why has life expectancy recently fallen in the United States, and why is US life expectancy falling ever further behind that of other developed countries? In this detailed look at mortality by age and cause of death, Magali Barbieri quantifies the role played by the opioid overdose epidemic that has accompanied the stagnation or slowdown in progress for other causes of death, such as cardiovascular diseases.