Topic: Life Expectancy

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New Yorkers Now Live 2.4 Years Longer Than Other Americans

Reuters

Rats and roaches and other assorted vermin aren't knocking New Yorkers like they used to, as the average life expectancy of a newborn today in New York is 2.4 years higher than the national average.

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