American Life Expectancy Continues to Fall

<p><span class="TextRun SCXW117168806 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW117168806 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle= "normaltextrun" data-ccp-charstyle-defn= "{"ObjectId":"5d76a3b1-d4dc-4afd-b0ef-5790a4f66755|41","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[469775450,"normaltextrun",201340122,"1",134233614,"true",469778129,"normaltextrun",335572020,"1",469778324,"Default Paragraph Font"]}"> According to</span></span> <span class="TextRun SCXW117168806 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW117168806 BCX0">a CDC report released in December,</span></span> <span class="TextRun SCXW117168806 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW117168806 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle= "normaltextrun">the life expectancy of Americans fell by about seven months in 2021, reaching</span></span> <span class= "TextRun SCXW117168806 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW117168806 BCX0">the lowest point in two decades</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117168806 BCX0" lang= "EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW117168806 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle= "normaltextrun">.</span></span></p>