Global Study Shows People Live Longer But With More Years of Poor Health

A recent study in The Lancet Public Health indicates that while global life expectancy has increased, individuals are spending a greater portion of their later years in poor health. The "morbidity gap," representing the difference between total life and healthy life years, has widened significantly since 1990. The United States currently exhibits the largest national gap, with an average of 14 years spent in ill health.