Among the most troubling trends in a report out last month from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was a significant decline in life expectancy among Native Americans.
Non-Hispanic American Indians and Alaskan Natives, as the CDC categorizes them, had life expectancy of 65.2 years in 2021. That's 6.6 years fewer than in 2019 — a bigger drop than any other racial group. It's also nearly 11 years lower than the national average.
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