HomepageScience Editor in HealthcarePovertyScience Life Expectancy Study Suggests U.S. Will Lag Behind “The study found that among high-income countries, the United States is likely to have the lowest life expectancy in 2030, with men and women expecting to live 79.5 and 83.3 years respectively – similar to middle-income countries like Croatia and Mexico. This was partly due to a lack of universal healthcare in the United States, and also due to factors such as relatively high child and maternal mortality rates, and high rates of homicides and obesity, the study said.” Share this:Print GOP Tax Credits Would Make Health Insurance Far Less Affordable in High-Cost StatesMarch 11, 2017In "Healthcare"White House, EPA headed off chemical pollution studyMay 16, 2018In "Environment"Study Reveals Texas Has Highest Maternal Mortality Rate in Developed WorldJune 12, 2017In "Healthcare" Next Read: Health Law’s 10 Essential Benefits: A Look At What’s At Risk In GOP Overhaul » Editor: Related Post Trump administration is shutting down practice-guidelines clearinghouse for doctors White House, EPA headed off chemical pollution study Trump’s Lawyer Pitched Himself as a Fixer to Novartis and Got Paid $1.2 million