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Life expectancy at birth was 78.9 years in the United States and 80.4 across OECD members. In 2000 the U.S. was 0.2 years below. Civic Forecast calculation from the World Bank's World Development Indicators (UN Population Division estimates), 2024. OECD figures are the World Bank's weighted averages of all 38 members, the U.S. included.
Open in the appDOGE's tables (through October 3, 2025) against Treasury's outlays, FY 2026 vs a year earlier: International Assistance Programs: $28.4 billion claim, outlays up $3.1 billion; Health and Human Services: $25.1 billion claim, outlays up $119.5 billion. Civic Forecast calculation from DOGE's claimed savings by department, unverified by CF, and Treasury's Monthly Treasury Statement outlays.
Open in the appThe White House DOGE's own tables, which stop at October 3, 2025, claim $137,974 saved at Corps of Engineers; Treasury puts its outlays at $10.8 billion so far in FY 2026, against $12.1 billion a year earlier. Civic Forecast calculation from DOGE's claimed savings by department, unverified by CF, and Treasury's Monthly Treasury Statement outlays.
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