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LIFE LAG FOR U.S. MEN

The United States (shown in red) has fallen behind other developed countries in life expectancy gains in recent decades. Shown above is the average number of additional years of life expected for a man who has reached age 50 in 10 nations (Australia, Japan, Canada, Sweden, Italy, France, England/Wales, Netherlands, United States and Denmark). Credit: Human Mortality Database/University of California, Berkeley and Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

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