Violence decreases US life expectancy
2013-01-09 22:32
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Washington - A new report says the US suffers far more
violent deaths than any other wealthy nation, due in part to the widespread
possession of firearms and the practice of storing them at home.
Gun violence is just one of many factors contributing to
lower America’s life expectancy, but the finding takes on urgency because the
report comes less than a month after the shooting deaths of 20 children and six
educators at an elementary school in the Northeast.
The US has about six violent deaths per 100 000
residents.
None of the 16 other countries included in the review
came close to that ratio.
For many years, Americans have been dying at younger ages
than people in other wealthy countries.
The US also suffers high rates of drug-related
deaths and infant mortality.
- AP
