US life expectancy is on the up - and the White House says it's thanks to Trump

The US government said that 2018 saw the first decline in drug overdose deaths in almost three decades.

President Donald Trump waves after speaking about the USMCA trade deal at a Dana plant in Warren, Michigan. Image: Paul Sancya President Donald Trump waves after speaking about the USMCA trade deal at a Dana plant in Warren, Michigan. Image: Paul Sancya US LIFE EXPECTANCY is up for the first time in four years, driven by factors including a fall in the rate of fatal drug overdoses and cancer deaths, official statistics showed today.

The government also said that 2018 saw the first decline in drug overdose deaths in almost three decades, confirming preliminary data that was announced last year. But that still leaves 2018 as the second-worst year on record, with the rate of overdose deaths around triple what it was in 1999. Fentanyl, used medically as an intravenous anesthetic, can be lethal in a dose of as little as two milligrams, equivalent to a few grains of sand.

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