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Recently, a study published inBritish medical newspaperfound that on 18 high-income countries,Only four experienced an increase in life expectancy between 2014 and 2016-And the United States was not one of them. Now,A new health forecasting study Outside the Institute of Metric and Health Assessment (IHME) has even more bad news for American longevity.

The study of 195 countries and territories predicted that, by 2040, the average life expectancy of people in the United States will reach 79.8 years, which constitutes a slight boost of 78.6. However, this is a very good wafer compared to forecasts for other high-income countries.

For example, Japan, Singapore, Spain and Switzerland are expected to exceed 85 years by 2040 and 59 other countries are expected to exceed 80. So, 79.8 years would plunge the United States in the 64th place by following The 43rd year 2016, which would be the largest decline among high-income nations.

Obviously, none of this is placed in stone.

"The future of world health is not pre-ordered and there is a wide range of plausible trajectories", "Dr. Kyle Foreman, Director of Data Sciences at IHME and Head of the Study,said in a declaration. "But we saw significant progress or stagnation depends on how health systems are well or poorly health."

In the United States, much of the stagnations of life expectancy is due to the rise in opioid dependence and overdose of drugs under 65. But there is also a lot of evidence to suggest that we just do not take very good care. of ourselves. ACDC Report 2017 found that only 1 on 10 Americans ate the recommended amount of fruits and vegetables,and a recent report Revealed only 23% of US adults receive enough exercise. What explains why research projects "a significant increase in deaths of noncommunicable diseases (CNM), including diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic renal disease and lung cancer, as well as deterioration health outcomes related to obesity. "

And, despite the fact that we know that smoking can and will kill you, the most recent statistics on the smoking state thatMore than 15 100 Americans aged 18 or older cigarettes currently smoking, which adds to about 37.8 million adults in the United States.

If we do not want to move on, we have to change our habits andWe do not have a moment to lose.