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> The dominant trend of US social life over the last fifteen years is a stagnating, and then declining, life span. There are many reasons for this trend, such a
by robotresearcher 4y ago
> The dominant trend of US social life over the last fifteen years is a stagnating, and then declining, life span. There are many reasons for this trend, such as violence, diet, suicide, drug addiction, and auto accidents.
Americans are less than half as likely to have a fatal car accident today than they were in 1970. Violent crime is way down too.
How do I read the substantial claims in this article when these simple false claims are tossed out in passing?
- robotresearcher 4y agoAddressing the specific claim of last 15 years. Annual auto deaths per 100K population in the most recent 15 years of NSC data: 2005 15.3 2020 12.9 That's a lot, but it's not an upward trend, and the long term trend is down since 1940. https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/motor-vehicle/historical-fatality-trends/deaths-and-rates/ https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/motor-vehicle/historical-fatalit...