Life Expectancy Is Up, And Health Inequality Is Down

Life Expectancy Is Up, And Health Inequality Is Down by Alex Tabarrok, Foundation For Economic Education

The Bigger Picture Shows Great News

We have heard a great deal about increases in mortality among white, non-Hispanic, middle-aged Americans (especially women), but to state the case is also to note that this is one group among many. In an excellent new paper, Currie and Schwandt discuss the good news — overall life expectancy is up, and health inequality is down, in some cases dramatically. Here, for example, is life expectancy at birth by gender and year.

Life Expectancy

Even more impressive is that life expectancy has increased significantly across all...