Why More and More People Are Dying Young in Rural America

In the past decades, one in five rural U.S. counties have increasingly seen people die younger than expected, while many urban counties have seen improvements in that area, CNBC reports. Causes of premature death are often preventable. In this case, the spike has coincided with a drug epidemic that has resulted in a larger number of overdoses throughout the country.

by Michal Addady

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Full Story: http://fortune.com/2016/03/16/premature-death/