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Americans aren't living as long

Americans aren't living as long
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Americans aren't living quite as long as before.

The average life expectancy, according to a new government report, dropped from 78.9-year-old to 78.8-years-old in 2015.

Death rate increased about one-percent.

The ten leading causes of death did not change, topped by heart disease, respiratory disease and cancer.

There was no significant change in infant mortality rate.

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