Air #pollution takes 2 years off average global #lifeexpectancy, more than smoking or #alcohol
A new study from the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) looks at the impact of air pollution on human life expectancies — and it turns out, it may be doing more damage, on average, then a lifetime of #cigarette smoking, or even #HIV/#AIDS.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/14/air-pollution-takes-2-years-off-your-life-more-than-smoking-or-alcohol.html

@guncelawits Don’t forget that #LifeExpectancy in #Canada is going ⬆️ , while its neighbours across the longest international border on 🌎 see theirs going ⬇️. 🤔
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64067436

“A study of #wildfire seasons conducted by scientists working with #HealthCanada and other federal departments estimated up to 240 deaths from short-term exposure, and up to 2,500 #PrematureDeaths in the long run, from fire events in 2017 alone. In parts of #BC hardest hit by that year’s wildfires, the smoke was estimated to reduce average #LifeExpectancy by a full year.”

Life expectancy changes since #COVID19 | Nature Human Behaviour https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-022-01450-3 We estimate #LifeExpectancy changes in 29 countries since 2020… Our results show divergence in #mortality impacts of the pandemic in 2021. While countries in #WesternEurope experienced bounce backs from life expectancy losses of 2020, #EasternEurope and the #UnitedStates witnessed sustained and substantial life expectancy deficits. h/t @gidmk

Among the “Did you know…” facts shared by @Wikipedia today is this reminder that life during a period of #EmpireBuilding is short and shitty for everybody except the monarchy/oligarchy (same thing) doing the empire building:
“Only 45 per cent of babies born in 1851 in Victorian-era Liverpool, England, lived to be 20 years old?”

And at the time, #LifeExpectancy in #Liverpool and #Manchester was 25 years!

https://www.bmj.com/content/381/bmj.p949 “The #pandemic made these chasms deeper. #LifeExpectancy in the US has fallen by 2.7 years since the start of the pandemic, reaching the lowest level since 1996, with large disparities by race. #MaternalMortality soared in 2021, and racial gaps in maternal health outcomes widened.1314 For the first time in decades, mortality rates among children and adolescents also increased in 2021, with #firearms becoming the leading cause of death among youths aged 1 to 19.”

#LifeExpectancy #Covid @novid

#Covid #LifeExpectancy @novid

US life expectancy continues to decline.
“Most peer countries rebounded by 2021, while the U.S. continued to decline.” Even the top portion in the US does worse than the top portions of other countries.

There’s a “"U.S. health disadvantage" – the fact that living in America is worse for your health and makes you more likely to die younger than if you lived in another rich country like the U.K., Switzerland or Japan.”

#Covid #LifeExpectancy #ShorterLives
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/03/25/1164819944/live-free-and-die-the-sad-state-of-u-s-life-expectancy

This news on life expectancy isn't groundbreaking. The U.S. has been struggling for years. bBut the attention it is now getting really is thanks to folks like NPR reporter Selena Simmons-Duffin and Kaiser Health News. #lifeexpectancy

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/03/25/1164819944/live-free-and-die-the-sad-state-of-u-s-life-expectancy

Life expectancy in the world ourworldindata.org

source:
↪️ https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/life-expectancy?tab=chart&time=1982..latest&country=JPN~OWID_WRL~ITA~USA~CZE~FRA~SVK~DEU~AUT

#lifeexpectancy #ourworldindata

Life expectancy data on the CDC website is really interesting. There is a direct correlation between house prices and life expectancy and it is not a surprise I know. But the gap between some states is really high.

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data-visualization/life-expectancy/index.html

#data #LifeExpectancy #cdc #census

@hfentonmudd
#followTheMoney #fossilFuel
Koch is definitely invested in oil & or oil products & then there’s Saudi Arabia

1/2 the world population is probably going to die in the next several years, but the #economy must soldier on

I don’t like being lied to & when terrible things happen to me I go a bit obsessive trying to find answers, even if it means learning things FAR out of my scope or even interests

We now live in the #MiddleAges #lifeExpectancy

Highlights from the #JohnsHopkins study about the decline in US #LifeExpectancy and some steps to bring it back up
1. Move to a different country, one with only woods and streams
2. Keep the mask over your nose EVEN WHEN you’re sanitizing your shopping cart
3. Go on cruises with N-699/0 people
4. Do the wave at your home, not the stadium
5. Encourage school groups to consider alternatives to bake sale fundraisers in closed gyms
:blobglassesdown:
#covid #sarscov2 #pandemic #CircusInPlace

Immunity debt: the IOU you write to your future self when you decide to #LiveWithIt

#COVID #LifeExpectancy