US life expectancy falls to lowest level since 1996
Опубликовано 2022-09-03 13:00
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62740249
US life expectancy has fallen to the lowest level seen since 1996, continuing a steep decline largely driven by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Government data showed life expectancy at birth now stands at 76.1 compared to 79 in 2019. That is the steepest two-year decline in a century.v
Life expectancy of Native Americans and Alaska Natives fell by two years.
According to the provisional data, life expectancy fell by 2.7 years between 2019 and 2021.
The statistics show that Covid-19 accounted for 50% of the decline between 2020 and 2021. Between 2019 and 2020, the pandemic contributed to 74% of the decline.
Deaths from heart disease, chronic liver disease and cirrhosis and suicides were also significant contributors.
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