Life Expectancy Rate Climbs: Americans Are Living Longer Than Ever Before...But pain and discomfort, especially mental, accompanies the so-called Golden Years... Americans are living longer than ever before, according to a new government report filled mostly with good news. U.S. life expectancy inched up again and death rates fell. But the suicide rate has reached its highest point in 25 years. But suicide rates been increasing since 2000 and its really hard to say why, said Robert Anderson, who oversees the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention branch that issued the report Wednesday. Some research suggests suicides increase during hard economic times, but this trend has persisted before, during, and after the recession of 2007-2009. Some experts have said the sale and abuse of prescription painkillers in the last decade have been a contributing factor. Whatever the reason, its kind of surprising, said Solveig Cunningham, an Emory University researcher who has studied death rates during eras of financial hardship. The overall statistics suggest our society is getting better at medically managing conditions like diabetes and heart disease, she said. But maybe were not able to manage mental health as well, resulting in devastating results — the increasing suicide rate, she said.
Posted on: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 09:10:22 +0000
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