Life Expectancy Falls

American Voicespeoplehealthdisease ISSUE 44•28 Jul 11, 2008

A study at the Harvard Global Health Initiative shows that, for a segment of the population, life expectancy is lower now that in was in the early '80s. What do you think?

  • “Wow, I'm glad my grandma died in the '80s!”

    Marvin Prieboy –
    Makeup Salesperson

  • “Let's keep working to get it even lower. People over 30 make me sad.”

    Kelly Ridgeway –
    Systems Analyst

  • “Oh yeah? Well then how do you explain my mother, who was alive during both decades?”

    Richard Moreland –
    Hunting Guide

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