Americans are living longer than ever before, with life expectancy in the U.S. at an all-time high. But we can't all rejoice. A new study shows that in hundreds of U.S. counties - mostly in the South - life expectancy has fallen.
A baby born in 2009 could expect to live 78 years and 2 months, the CDC recently estimated. But the CDC doesn't calculate estimates by county. And Dr. Christopher Murray, a University of Washington researcher and editor of the online journal "Population Health Metrics," says, There are enormous variations within the country."
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