Explaining divergent levels of longevity in high-Income countries / Eileen M. Crimmins, Samuel H. Preston, and Barney Cohen, editors ; Panel on Understanding Divergent Trends in Longevity in High-Income Countries, Committee on Population, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of National Academies.

Over the past 25 years, life expectancy has been rising in the United States at a slower pace than has been achieved in many other high-income countries. Consequently, the United States has been falling steadily in the world rankings for level of life expectancy, and the gap between the United State...

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Corporate Author:	National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Understanding Divergent Trends in Longevity in High-Income Countries
Other Authors:	Crimmins, Eileen M., Preston, Samuel H., Cohen, Barney, 1959-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2011.
Series:	Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf.
Subjects:	Life expectancy. Longevity. Life expectancy > United States. Longevity > United States. Cross-cultural studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Demography. Cross-cultural studies Life expectancy Longevity United States Statistics Statistics. Statistiques.
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