Report on Life Expectancy - Chicago Tonight - December 12, 2016

What does it mean when we talk about life expectancy? Does the data point to a decrease in life expectancy in the United States? What improvements have been made? Where should additional attention be directed?

These questions and more are addressed in Chicago Tonight's segment "Are Americans Dying Younger?" that aired December 12, 2016. The segment runs from approximately 28 minutes in through 39 minutes in.

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Video Features:

• Diane Lauderdale, PhD
  University of Chicago, Epidemiology, Department Chair & Professor
• Richard Cooper, M.D.
  Loyola University Chicago, Public Health Sciences, Department Chair & Professor