Life expectancy continues its decline in the US of A. This started before COVID and will continue. Meanwhile, retirement ages will likely rise. US men live only an average of 73.5 years now and retirement will eventually be older than that.
“In addition to deaths caused directly by Covid-19, a jump in drug-overdose fatalities has been blamed partly on the pandemic. Overdose deaths climbed 16% last year to 107,000, nearly double the number of Americans killed in the Vietnam War. This has been driven by fentanyl and other opioids.”
The Chinese now live longer than Americans.
“The US ranks just ahead of Cuba and close behind China and Turkey, with an estimated life expectancy of 78.2 years. That compares with average life spans of nearly 87 years for Monaco and around 85 years for Japan and Liechtenstein.”
Life expectancy for the blue collar class in particular has been declining for many years in the U.S., but now the drop in lifespans is becoming more widespread. Civilization has peaked in the US and is declining steadily.
https://www.malaysiasun.com/news/273252383/us-life-expectancy-tumbles-to-25-year-low
https://www.yahoo.com/gma/us-life-expectancy-falls-lowest-050101908.html
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