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US life expectancy drops 1.5 years during pandemic
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Washington, July 22 : The life expectancy at birth in the US declined by 1.5 years to 77.3 in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic, the lowest level since 2003 and the largest one-year drop since World War II, according to government data issued on Wednesday.
Covid-19 deaths contributed to about 74 per cent of the decline in life expectancy among the general US population, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s National Center for Health Statistics found.
Another 11 per cent of the decline can be attributed to increases in deaths from accidents or unintentional injuries, including drug overdose deaths, the Xinhua news agency reported.
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US life expectancy fell by 1.5 years in 2020 - the biggest drop since WW2
Life expectancy in the U.S. fell by 1.5 years from 78.8 years in 2019 to 77.3 years in 2020, a new CDC report finds
This represents the biggest drop since World War II when life expectancy fell by 2.9 years from 66.2 in 1942 to 63.3 in 1943
Life expectancy among males dropped 1.8 years from 76.3 years to 74.5 years and fell 1.2 years for females from 81.4 years to 80.2 years.
Hispanic Americans saw a decline of three years and black Americans saw 2.9 years bit white Americans saw a drop of just 1.2 years
Researchers say the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to 74% of the decline but other factors include a rise in drug overdose deaths and homicides