https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7565998/#:~:text=The%20average%20life%20expectancy%20in,France%2C%20England%2C%20and%20Japan. https://www.populationpyramid.net/united-states-of-america/1950/ https://www.infoplease.com/us/health-statistics/life-expectancy-age-1850-2011 https://knoema.com/atlas/United-States-of-America/topics/Demographics/Age/Life-expectancy-at-age-80-years https://www.ssa.gov/history/lifeexpect.html https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4861644/ https://www.infoplease.com/us/health-statistics/life-expectancy-age-1850-2011 It’s not all “good news”. Recent data indicates that life expectancy varies greatly between US states, counties, cities and census tracts. My hometown’s life expectancy is just 73.6 years, about 5% (3.7 years) less than the national average of 77.3 years. My suburban Indianapolis home for the last … Continue reading Good News: Living (Much) Longer