Tag: declining population

US Life Expectancy Falls Again in ‘Historic’ Decline

Athletes were the canaries in the coalmine, with several hundred dropping dead despite 80% having no symptoms or family history of heart disease. With the release of the latest statistics, the historic life expectancy drop can no longer be denied. STORY AT-A-GLANCE According to the latest statistics, life expectancy in the United States dropped precipitously…


Study: Pandemic Causes Southern California’s Population Growth to Stall

LOS ANGELES—Low birth rates, uncertainty over immigration and long-term impacts from COVID-19 will result in a year-over-year population decline in Southern California for the first time ever, researchers said in the first of a two-part demographic conference sponsored by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) and the University of Southern California. The 32nd annual…