Death rates in the U.S. have been rising over the last decade, according to a recent Washington Post article.

Suicide, drug overdoses, liver disease and dozens of other causes are all included and suggest a marked increase in deaths for young and middle-aged adults.

Overall life expectancy in the U.S. has been driven down for the last three years in a row, according to a report published last Tuesday.

have been rising over the past decade for young and middle-aged adults, driving down overall life expectancy in the United States for three consecutive years, according to a strikingly bleak study published Tuesday that looked at the past six decades of mortality data.

The report, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, looked at six decades of mortality data. Though Americans spend more money of healthcare than ever before and more than any other country, the U.S. continues to see a drop in life expectancy in people between the ages of 25-64.

Since this time period is typically considered the “prime of life,” these stats are alarming, and contrast starkly with other wealthy countries which have exhibited and increase in longevity.

According to Statista.com, Hong Kong SAR is the country with the highest life expectancy worldwide for babies born in 2017.