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- US life expectancy on track to reach record high as death rate falls to record low in 2025 CNN
- US death rate falls to lowest on record — after massive plunges in two major killers New York Post
- What new data says about US life expectancy USA Today
- US provisional mortality rate falls 4.6% in 2025, flu deaths rise Reuters

