American Men Have a Shorter Lifespan

In short, American men have a life expectancy that is 2.2 years shorter than those in similarly developed countries.

There are three clear reasons for this: guns, drugs, and motor vehicle accidents.

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Comparing the data, they found that men in the comparison countries enjoyed a 2.2-year life expectancy advantage over their counterparts in the US - 78.6 years versus 76.4 years. It's a significant gap, but what's even more remarkable is that, according to the stats, the three largest injury-related causes of death in the US – guns, drugs, and cars – account for 48 percent of this gap, shaving some 1.02 years off the life expectancy of the average American male. "Part of the reason there is such a large difference is that people who die from these injuries usually have several decades left to live," one of the researchers, Andrew Fenelon from the NCHS, told Reuters. Of that 48 percent, gun deaths make up 21 percent, while drug poisonings and vehicle deaths account for 14 and 13 percent, respectively.

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