America hurts (and England not far behind).

Health is only one part of the story - Case and Deaton carefully chart the underlying economic picture, which is no less stark. As well as the death data, Case and Deaton also show deteriorating health in this group, in particular depression, other mental illness and distress, and chronic pain and disability. In dissecting aggregate statistics, Case and Deaton home in on one group where health has deteriorated fastest - middle aged (45-54 years) white Americans. [Extracted from the article]