US life expectancy declines for first time in 20 years. American Dream collapsing for young adults,...

United States of America/Life expectancy

78.74 years (2012)

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United Kingdom

81.50 years
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Canada

81.24 years
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United States of America

78.74 years
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US life expectancy declines for first time in 20 years - BBC News

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19 hours ago - Heart disease and dementia deaths contribute to the first drop in US life expectancy for 20 years.

The Wall Street Journal

Barely half of 30-year-olds earn more than their parents did at a similar age, a research team found, an enormous decline from the early 1970s. Even rapid economic growth won’t do much to reverse the trend.

The American Dream Is Fading, and May Be Very Hard to Revive

In 1970, 92% of American 30-year-olds earned more than their parents did at a similar age, they found. In 2014, that number fell to 51%.

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Stanford University

Only half the children born in the 1980s grew up to earn more than their parents did, Raj Chetty, of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), has found.

American Dream collapsing for young adults, study says, as odds plunge that children will earn more than their parents

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