/tags/life-expectancy Life Expectancy en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Mon, 01 May 2023 10:04:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-05-01/covid-19-helps-sink-missouri-life-expectancy-to-four-decade-low In Missouri, the average person born in 2021 could expect to live to be 74.6 years old, a whole three years younger than the average age ten years ago. The state’s drop is part of a nationwide decline, though the life expectancy in Missouri is lower than the United States average. Mon, 01 May 2023 10:04:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-05-01/covid-19-helps-sink-missouri-life-expectancy-to-four-decade-low Sarah Fentem /health-science-environment/2019-01-31/drugs-and-suicide-blamed-for-unprecedented-decrease-in-missouri-life-expectancy To measure how healthy a community is, health experts often look to life expectancy – how long a person is expected to live assuming no major… Thu, 31 Jan 2019 10:50:02 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-01-31/drugs-and-suicide-blamed-for-unprecedented-decrease-in-missouri-life-expectancy Sarah Fentem /health-science-environment/2012-05-31/commentary-the-straight-dope-on-death This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 31, 2012 - I came across an interesting statistic the other day. It was derived from actuarial… Thu, 31 May 2012 16:31:45 GMT /health-science-environment/2012-05-31/commentary-the-straight-dope-on-death M.W. Guzy