Smoking deaths responsible for stalled gains in life expectancy in the USA

https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-07-29-smoking-deaths-responsible-for-stalled-gains-in-life-expectancy-in-the-usa

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kbal@fedia.io · 5 pts · 11d

It says that the prevalence of smoking has continued to decline, making the headline a little misleading. I suppose what they mean is that enough people still smoke that changing that is one more potential way to further increase life expectancy — but if they simply said that directly it wouldn't be a surprise to anyone.