The number of adults age 65 and over struggling with poor health, which impacts families and increases pressure on health services and social care, increased from 14.7 million in 2010 to 20.4 million in 2017. (Photo: Shutterstock)
(Bloomberg)–Signs of declining health for American men abound in the National Center for Health Statistics latest annual report.
Life expectancy at birth for males declined to 76.1 years in 2017 from 76.5 in 2014, according to the data. At age 65, men are projected to live another 18.1 years compared with 20.6 years for women.
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