Life expectancy in America has declined for two years in a row

Re:Life expectancy in America has declined for two years in ... by lerie82 on Saturday January 06, 2018 @10:03PM (#16088871)

What I took from this was more dug addicts are dying, not "the average American", or did I miss something?

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Re:Life expectancy in America has declined for two years in ... by thomasfoster96 on Saturday January 06, 2018 @10:07PM (#16088885)

Well if you’re calculating “the average American”, you have to include drug-addicted Americans.

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Re:Life expectancy in America has declined for two years in ... by MaxfordAndSons on Saturday January 06, 2018 @10:43PM (#16089012)

If the mortality amongst drug addicts is moving the needle such that it's reflected in the national average, that means that drug addicts are average Americans.

Also, it's not just addicts who die from an overdose that is contributing to this effect. A hidden/functional addict is still going to die sooner on average than a non addict.

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Re:Life expectancy in America has declined for two years in ... by ars on Saturday January 06, 2018 @10:34PM (#16088980)

Average is not the same as typical.

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Re:Life expectancy in America has declined for two years in ... by IncRnd on Saturday January 06, 2018 @11:05PM (#16089074)

Unfortunately, average, typical, and modal are often confused.

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