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January 8, 2016

Mexico: Life Expectancy Falls Amid U.S.-Backed Drug War
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In Mexico, new data shows life expectancy rates have fallen over the
last 10 years, as the rampant violence from the U.S.-backed war on drugs
has outweighed a decade's worth of public health improvements. The
authors of the study published Tuesday in the journal Health Affairs
said 
the decline in life expectancy was directly related to the rise in
homicide rate, which increased after former President Felipe Calderón
decided to deploy federal forces against the narco-traffickers in 2006.
The ongoing conflict has claimed more than 100,000 lives over the last
decade.


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