Showing posts with label Study Shows Female Life Expectancy Is Declining In 313 Counties. Show all posts
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Friday, June 24, 2011

As GOP Continues Its War On Women, Study Shows Female Life Expectancy Is Declining In 313 Counties

The United States is rapidly falling behind the rest of the industrialized world when it comes to life expectancy, and no demographic is facing a more rapid decline in life expectancy than women. According to a new study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington, the life expectancy of the American woman is not just growing too slowly — in 313 American counties, it is actually declining.