A new record! U.S. life expectancy surpasses 78

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   Stacie Lposted 13 years ago

   ....looks like we Americans are living longer...is that good?
   I hope I have enough money to live on...
   
   http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42111907/ns/health-aging

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      Uninvited Writerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      We are 81 in Canada. I don't know if I can support myself for 16 years after retirement... Gotta get writing...

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      Appletteposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Exactly .. I don't believe I want to live to be old and frail and a burden to my family.  It is the quality of life, not the quantity ... not interested in being stuck in a small room staring out the window and hoping the nursing home staff will be kind to me today and not push me outa bed .. hahaha

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      prettydarkhorseposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I believe this one, life expectancy is computed as per age mortality for a cohort. It means barring all other influences, a child born today is expected to live up to 78 years old. But still heart disease is the number one killer in the US. I think that all the more developed countries have 70 plus life expectancy

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      smcopywriteposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      i am not certain if that is a good thing or not. are we living longer lives that are better? this is the question that we should all ask. finding and curing things that normally would have shortened lives is a good thing. however, everyone living to 100 years old will take a toll on our planet that we could not have foreseen when we started down this path. i am torn between if we are doing what is right and natural and if we should continue.

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   Cagsilposted 13 years ago

   Ironically, obesity is America's #1 problem, yet life expectancy is surpassing 78?
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

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   Stacie Lposted 13 years ago

   obesity is catching on in other countries as well
   
   http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/hea_o … th-obesity
   
   
   Showing latest available data.
   Rank       Countries      Amount
   # 1       United States:     30.6%     
   # 2       Mexico:     24.2%     
   # 3       United Kingdom: 23%     
   # 4       Slovakia:     22.4%     
   # 5       Greece:     21.9%     
   # 6       Australia:     21.7%     
   # 7       New Zealand:     20.9%     
   # 8       Hungary:     18.8%     
   # 9       Luxembourg:     18.4%     
   # 10       Czech Republic: 14.8%     
   # 11       Canada:     14.3%     
   # 12       Spain:      13.1%     
   # 13       Ireland:     13%     
   # 14       Germany:     12.9%     
   = 15       Portugal:     12.8%     
   = 15       Finland:     12.8%     
   # 17       Iceland:     12.4%     
   # 18       Turkey:     12%     
   # 19       Belgium:     11.7%     
   # 20       Netherlands:     10%     
   # 21       Sweden:     9.7%     
   # 22       Denmark:     9.5%     
   # 23       France:     9.4%     
   # 24       Austria:     9.1%     
   # 25       Italy:          8.5%     
   # 26       Norway:     8.3%     
   # 27       Switzerland:     7.7%     
   = 28       Japan:             3.2%     
   = 28       Korea, South:     3.2%     
       Weighted average:

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      Cagsilposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Oh well, I guess you missed my point.
      
      No biggie.

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   Flightkeeperposted 13 years ago

   We're living longer and getting rounder. Who said God doesn't have a sense of humor?

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      mtsi1098posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      yeah and we can even transform into birds or bottle caps

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         Flightkeeperposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Good evening mtsi!

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            mtsi1098posted 13 years agoin reply to this

            How r u flight?

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               Flightkeeperposted 13 years agoin reply to this

               I'm doing ok.  Finally got away from work.  How about you? Good things I hope?

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                  mtsi1098posted 13 years agoin reply to this

                  I have no complaints and am not working for the next few days...just a little time off

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   lizzie625posted 13 years ago

   i just think maybe it is more about the baby and the elderly that have a harder time adjusting than anything.  but, what the hey, why is everyone not celebrating and enjoying life more.  i always thought age is just a number, and if you sent every waking moment doing something meaningful, you will always live long and thrive.   ^__^

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   andromidaposted 12 years ago

   Life expectancy is going up and up, Good news for citizen,but more tensions for the govt.

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   Gina Cooleposted 12 years ago

   The UK is 80.1 - could it be we have a National Health Service?
   What about those socialist, communist Cubans?  They still live longer than Americans too.  Isn't that weird?

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