Are We Living Longer or Just Dying Slower?
Americans are not living longer in good health—we're dying slower. While U.S. life expectancy increased slightly to 77.5 years in 2022, we rank 46th globally and spend the last 12.7 years of life in poor health. Other industrialized nations live longer AND healthier. The difference? We excel at managing disease, not preventing it or maintaining quality of life.




