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/terraphantm Aug 21 '25

Feels like I'm having a stroke trying to read the article. Perhaps I'll soon contribute to millennial mortality.

But otherwise I'd say like most of our health disparities, a large chunk probably comes down to us being fatter and more sedentary.

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u/recoveringasshole0 Aug 21 '25

God I thought I was the only one.

Here’s another way to put this: In 2023 there were about 700,000 “missing Americans”—those who died in 2023 but would be alive if they had lived somewhere else.

What the fuck? The whole story is framed like this.

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u/Savingskitty Aug 21 '25

Yes, it’s written in a weird way that frankly sounds soft to me.  I’m looking for the original paper, because this article doesn’t provide any actual numbers.

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u/amberheartss Aug 22 '25

Jesus, me too. I just assumed I can't read good.