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Americans spend more years sick than the rest of the world, study finds — and women have it worse

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A recent study from the American Medical Association found that Americans live with diseases on average for 12.4 years .

The main diseases with which individuals live long-term in the United States are mental illness, substance use disorder and musculoskeletal conditions.

The overall the healthspan-lifespan gap has increased across the world within the last twenty years .

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94

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98

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63

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formal

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English

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67

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possibly offensive

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long-living

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