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Good education adds a decade to life expectancy

22-Mar-2016

Key points from article :

Life expectancy of college-educated white men 11.9 years longer than their low-educated counterparts.

Smallest difference is 4.7 years for black women.

Gap has grown significantly since 1990.

Similar gaps in Europe but difference much larger in the US.

Much larger variation in life spans for low-educated than high-educated who die at a similar age.

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Life Expectancy