Life Expectancy in the United States: A Public Health of Consequence, June 2024.

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    • Abstract:
      The author discusses articles in the issue on overdose deaths and suicides which are important drivers of lower life expectancy in the U.S. Topics include the U.S. public health crisis of overdose deaths, a description provided by J. Auerbach and B. F. Miller of how mental health and mental health care delivery would be affected during the COVID-19 pandemic, and recommendations by R. Ramchand et al to conduct improved monitoring and surveillance of suicide attempts and suicide deaths.