Increases in Midlife Mortality a Major Contributor to Decreasing Life Expectancy in U.S. posted on Original article from JAMA U.S. life expectancy increased from 69.9 years in 1959 to 79.1 years in 2014 — after which it began a slow decline, hitting 78.9 in 2016 — according to an analysis …Continue Reading about Increases in Midlife Mortality a Major Contributor to Decreasing Life Expectancy in U.S. →