Report examined public health impact of increasing age to 18 , 21 and 25 . Raising the legal age to 21 will result in 249,000 fewer premature births . Most states currently have set the age at 18 , which is the federal minimum . But Alaska , Massachusetts , Vermont and New Jersey have already set the age at 18 .
Report examined public health impact of increasing age to 19 , 21 and 25 . Raising the legal age to 21 could result in 249,000 fewer premature deaths . Most states currently have set the age at 18 , which is the federal minimum . But Alaska , Alabama , Utah and New Jersey have already set the age at 19 .