life expectancy at birth in the united states has decreased to an all-time low?
The report found that overall average life expectancy at birth decreased in 2017, to 78.6 years from 78.7 years in 2016. However, while the overall decline was first recorded in 2017, life expectancy among men has been falling over the past four years, declining from 76.5 years in 2014 to 76.1 in 2017.