
More Than 155,000 Excess American Deaths in First 9 Months of 2023
Published on December 15, 2023
The United States saw over 155,000 excess deaths in the first nine months of this year, according to data from the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD). In a Dec. 1 X post, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf said the United States is “facing extraordinary headwinds in our public health with a major decline in life expectancy. The major decline in the U.S. is not just a trend. I’d describe it as catastrophic.” Dr. Califf went on to say that overall life expectancy in the United States has dropped to 76 years, and male life expectancy specifically has dropped to 73 years....
