Life Expectancy in the United States 1900-2018 [OC]

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Weaselux on March 1st, 2020 at 14:04 UTC »

Is that massive drop just before the twenties a mix of war and Spanish flu?

briko3 on March 1st, 2020 at 14:45 UTC »

The crazy thing is that after you make it past infancy, it goes up further than that, and once you're in your mid-60s and a non-smoker, it's about a decade more.

wml_3 on March 1st, 2020 at 15:21 UTC »

Any data on if the most recent small dip is due to opioid-related deaths?