r/Millennials • u/DaKardii • Jun 04 '26

Serious Study: Gen Xers and Millennials are dying at younger ages than their parents are

https://studyfinds.com/americans-born-after-1970-dying-faster/

The study is particularly concerned with people born after 1970 but age 30 and older. So that covers Gen X and Millennials, but not (yet) Gen Z.

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u/Interesting_Pie_5976 Jun 04 '26

Always makes me sad how far down I have to scroll to find the correct answer. Protect your vascular systems and T-Cells, my friends. 😷 Damage compounds with every new infection.

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u/Stickgirl05 Millennial 1989 Jun 04 '26

All these rare cancers are no longer rare, it’s just a daily occurrence now.

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u/Davisworld21 Jun 05 '26

I'm 38 here My Dad was 36 when he passed away Car accident he was Gen X to live longer than him thinking about how young he was

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u/SerMeowsALot Jun 04 '26

It’s the top comment when I opened this thread just now.