And this is the record, that God hath given to useternal 166: aionios, ahee-o´-nee-os; from 165; perpetual (also used of past time, or past and future as well): — eternal, for ever, everlasting, world (began).life 2222: zoe, dzo-ay´; from 2198; life (literally or figuratively): — life(-time)., and this life is in his Son. — 1John 5:11
And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. — 1John 5:20
And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, withperplexity 640: aporia, ap-or-ee´-a; from the same as 639; a (state of) quandary: — perplexity.; the sea and the waves roaring; — Luke 21:25
Editor’s Note: The word perplexity: ( aporia) (640) is the same as the Greek word (aporeo), (639).
The definition 639 states: “to have no way out, i.e. be at a loss (mentally): — (stand in) doubt, be perplexed.” In this article under “Life Expectancy” we find the word despair as a cause of early death. Despair is defined in the dictionary as: “the complete loss or absence of hope: in despair.” In this world of sin and death this perplexity will grow as believes look up for the coming of Jesus.
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Signs of declining health for American men abound in the National Center for Health Statistics latest annual report.
Life expectancy at birth for males declined to 76.1 years in 2017 from 76.5 in 2014, according to the data. At age 65, men are projected to live another 18.1 years compared with 20.6 years for women.
These and other takeaways from the annual report, which tracks the health of the U.S. population across different metrics, have implications for productivity, wages, and the broader economy.
Here are some other highlights from the report released on Oct. 30.
Life Expectancy
Life expectancy has been falling across demographics in America. The estimates for whites, blacks and Hispanics fell to 78.5, 74.9 and 81.8 respectively by 2017, after having peaked in 2012 or 2014 for those groups.
The decline in life expectancy is occurring in part due to deaths from despair. From 2007 to 2017, the mortality rate from drug overdoses increased 82%, to 21.7 deaths from 11.9 per 100,000. Over the same 10-year period, suicide rates increased 24%, to 14.0 deaths from 11.3 per 100,000 resident population.
Males had twice the female drug overdose death rate in 2017 and rates for men have virtually doubled since 2007. The recent increases were especially pronounced among men aged 25–34 and 35–44, the report shows.
While drug overdose rates per 100,000 are considerably lower for females, in recent years younger age groups have seen a marked increase. The drug overdose death rate increased around 17% per year among females aged 15–34 years.
Suicides among Americans have also increased sharply — from 26,869 in 1980 to 47,173 in 2017. In 2017, it was the second leading cause of death, behind accidents, for young age groups — 10–14, 15–19, and 20–24 — and it reached a record high, with younger males in particular strongly impacted.
Poor Health
Many Americans are suffering from poor health. About one third of adults suffer from a condition that limits functionality, which is a concern as the population ages. The number of adults age 65 and over struggling with poor health, which impacts families and increases pressure on health services and social care, increased from 14.7 million in 2010 to 20.4 million in 2017.
The use of e-cigarettes among high school students, grades nine through 12, has soared this decade to 20.8% in 2018 from 1.5% in 2011. The rate has almost doubled in the last year alone from from 11.7% in 2017, the data show.
Obesity
From 1999–2000 to 2015–2016, the age-adjusted prevalence of obesity among men increased from 27.4% to 38.1%. For American woman, the situation is even worse — the prevalence of obesity among them increased from 33.3% to 41.2%.
Adult obesity is correlated with higher death rates as it often is associated with increases in hypertension, high cholesterol levels, type 2 diabetes, and other health conditions which limit ones functionality such as asthma, sleep apnea, and joint problems.
Many problems associated with poor health stem from lower incomes.
Adults with low income were more likely to delay, or not receive, needed medical care due to cost. While 7.4% of Americans delayed or did not receive needed medical care due to the cost involved, that figure is down from 10.9% in 2010. On a per capita basis, Americans spent $10,739 on health expenditures in 2017.
There is some good news in the report too. Though heart disease remains the most common cause of death — death rates from heart disease and cancer have dropped by about 15% between 2007 to 2017. Deaths from strokes for both men and women are down 13.6%, mainly due to better prevention, diagnosis and treatment, according to the report.
To contact the reporter on this story: Alex Tanzi in Washington at atanzi@bloomberg.net
To contact the editors responsible for this story: Margaret Collins at mcollins45@bloomberg.net, Alister Bull
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I’ve become aware of the increase of the death rate due to despair the hard way. Back 16 years ago we moved up to Alaska for a few years, during that first year at least six of the young cousins and cousin’s cousins cousins killed themselves. One of these cousins, Angela Sergie, lost both a brother and a sister, brother and cousin to suicide. As a result she has been involved in a suicide prevention ministry. (You can look up “Angela’s life story” on Youtube or take this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcIqfb9gH4Y
I’m reminded of how, in 2015 one my close friends, the only one I could get to come to church or go out sharing the gospel with me. Rather than spend his birthday with brother and nephews, who wanted to celebrate the occasion with him, he went out with his old buddies an overdosed on heroin. This seems to have been precipitated by his being refused disability when he really was much more disabled than when he had disability. Fernando had a degree in counseling and a masters in theology, yet was in a state of despair.
Just last week a relative came to me weeping because her fiancee, largely because of a recent severely debilitating illness and a string of minor setbacks, had turned off his oxygen and decided to refuse medical treatment, then posted his decision of Facebook. That brought the attention of his parents and siblings and positive results.
I’ve had to deal with other attempted suicides and once had a friend’s wife kill herself in our house in response to his having a sever medical problem, the one her mother died from. The only avenue of hope I see is to turn closer to god and seek His help for this flood of despair.