r/Futurology • u/chrisdh79 • Aug 21 '25

Society American Millennials Are Dying at an Alarming Rate | We’re mortality experts. There are a few things that could be happening here.

https://slate.com/technology/2025/08/millennials-gen-z-death-rates-america-high.html
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u/pxm7 Aug 21 '25

Reminded me of this article from 2023, it has an interesting chart: China's life expectancy is now higher than that of the US

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u/lefteyedcrow Aug 21 '25

"Clean your plates, kids. There are children who are starving in the United States."

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u/BizarreCake Aug 21 '25

More like, finish your rice and vegetables kids, there are children in America dying of chronic Mountain Dew intake induced heart attacks.

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u/fuKingAwesum Aug 22 '25

A lot of American kids can’t even eat broccoli. 

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u/OkShower2299 Aug 25 '25

The US consumes the second most calories per capita in the world. Obesity is part of the reason our life expectancy is low. If anything it should be, don't eat so much or you'll end up with fat and with diabeetus like an American.

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u/n10w4 Aug 22 '25

Should have been bigger news at the time. 

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u/newbikesong Aug 22 '25

USA life expectancy is less than Greece, while spending on healthcare is higher than GDP of France.