/tags/life-expectancy life expectancy en-US Copyright Mon, 05 Aug 2024 09:15:00 GMT /2024-08-05/more-working-age-ohioans-are-dying-why Between 2007 and 2022, there’s been a 32% increase in the number of working-age Ohioans who have died, according to an analysis by the Health Policy Institute of Ohio. Mon, 05 Aug 2024 09:15:00 GMT /2024-08-05/more-working-age-ohioans-are-dying-why Erin Gottsacker /news-partners/2021-02-18/american-life-expectancy-dropped-by-a-full-year-in-1st-half-of-2020 The group that suffered the largest drop in life expectancy was Black males — a decline of three years. Hispanic males also saw a large decrease, with a decline of 2.4 years. Thu, 18 Feb 2021 05:01:00 GMT /news-partners/2021-02-18/american-life-expectancy-dropped-by-a-full-year-in-1st-half-of-2020 Laurel Wamsley /news/2020-06-08/protests-over-racism-raise-attention-about-health-disparities Columbus City Council last week passed a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis. Cuyahoga County and Summit County leaders have considered… Mon, 08 Jun 2020 09:00:00 GMT /news/2020-06-08/protests-over-racism-raise-attention-about-health-disparities Daria Benson /news-partners/2020-01-30/life-expectancy-rose-slightly-in-2018-as-drug-overdose-deaths-fell The turnaround is welcome news after rising drug overdose and suicide rates had pushed life expectancy down since 2014. Could America be turning the tide on opioid addiction? Thu, 30 Jan 2020 05:01:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-01-30/life-expectancy-rose-slightly-in-2018-as-drug-overdose-deaths-fell Rhitu Chatterjee /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2018-01-24/wellness-wednesday-flu-severity-life-expectancy-and-fame-wellness-workshop The flu has been a huge concern this season with the vaccine being projected at only 30 percent effective against H3N2. However, this flu season pales in… Wed, 24 Jan 2018 10:00:01 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2018-01-24/wellness-wednesday-flu-severity-life-expectancy-and-fame-wellness-workshop /news-partners/2017-12-21/life-expectancy-drops-again-as-opioid-deaths-surge-in-u-s The opioid epidemic caused U.S. life expectancy to fall for the second year in a row, marking the first time that has happened since the early 1960s. Death rates also continued to rise. Thu, 21 Dec 2017 05:01:00 GMT /news-partners/2017-12-21/life-expectancy-drops-again-as-opioid-deaths-surge-in-u-s Rob Stein /2016-12-08/life-expectancy-in-u-s-drops-for-first-time-in-decades-report-finds Overall, U.S. life expectancy dipped in 2015 — the first drop since 1993. That's because the death rate went up between 2014 and 2015, driven by an increase in mortality among people younger than 65. Thu, 08 Dec 2016 05:02:00 GMT /2016-12-08/life-expectancy-in-u-s-drops-for-first-time-in-decades-report-finds Rob Stein /news/2015-03-12/life-expectancy-varies-in-franklin-county A new study on life expectancy points to race, poverty and lack of health care as factors that contribute to the premature death of some county… Thu, 12 Mar 2015 18:18:31 GMT /news/2015-03-12/life-expectancy-varies-in-franklin-county