Health

What’s Killing Low-Income Americans

Written by Teunis Felter

The most recent national data show that life expectancy declined in 2015. Although these statistics are not broken down by income, it’s a good bet that the greatest declines were concentrated among lower- and middle-income people, because for decades gaps in life expectancy by income have been widening.

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-12-12/what-s-killing-low-income-americans

About the author

Teunis Felter

Teunis Felter has over 20 years experience as an author, editor, and scientist. When not exploring outside, he enjoys reading history, researching genealogy, and civilly discussing politics.