Demography Roundup #12
U.S. life expectancy rises, but continues to lag + new data on childhood vaccinations and rebounding international student enrollment.
#1: After two years of decline, U.S. life expectancy rises.
Earlier this year, we predicted that U.S. life expectancy would rise in 2022 but remain below pre-pandemic levels. (See “U.S. Life Expectancy Declines.”) It turns out we were right. According to preliminary 2022 mortality data, U.S. life expectancy rose +1.1 years to 77.5.
While…