Perhaps the Biggest Disparity Between High School Dropouts and College Graduates

High school dropouts generally die about nine years earlier than high school graduates. College graduates, in turn, live roughly eleven years longer than those with only a high school diploma. Some studies find more modest gaps - closer to half these figures - but even then, the difference between dropping out of high school and completing college adds up to one to two decades of life expectancy.

That’s a stunning disparity in a world where living to 80 is considered normal.