life expectancy in the u.s. has dropped steeply since 2019 for men and women of all races and income levels.

the average rich american lives to be about 86. the average poor american lives to about 68.

among ethnic groups, asian americans and hispanic americans have the longest life expectancy, at 84 and 78, respectively. native americans and alaskan natives have the shortest life expectancy, at an average of just 65 years. white americans, on average, live to be about 76 and black americans average about 71.

women live to be about 79. men about 73.

in a study of stand-up comedians, it was discovered that they died younger than other folks, at an average age of 67. the funnier they were, the younger they died.

americans are currently more likely to die from an opioid overdose than from a traffic accident.

in 2018, u.s. life expectancy dropped for the 3rd year in a row, driven by an increase in opioid overdoses and suicides.

pepi ii, ruler of egypt, reigned longer than anyone else in history: 90 years. when he died, the egyptian empire essentially collapsed.

on average, canadians live longer than americans.

people with more moles live longer.

the first human being who will live to the age of 150 has already been born.

people who are cheerful all the time tend to die younger than people who brood. they take more risks, and lady luck is a tramp.

short people live longer.

samuel j. seymour, the last surviving witness of president lincoln's assassination, lived long enough to be interviewed about it on tv.

the last surviving civil war widow died in 2003.

on average, castrated men live 14 years longer than non-castrated men. not that i'm standing in line.