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Three big reasons why U.S. men have a shorter life expectancy

Life expectancy graph

DEADLY TRIO  U.S. men live shorter lives on average than men in other wealthy countries, due in part to three types of injury.

Source: A. Fenelon, L.-H. Chen and S.P. Baker/JAMA 2016; Credit: E. Otwell 

By Meghan Rosen

- More than 2 years ago

Guns, drugs, cars. Sounds like a formula for an action movie, but the list may explain why American men don’t live as long as men in other high-income countries.