Q&A: COVID blamed in 2nd life expectancy rate drop
Q&A: COVID blamed in 2nd life expectancy rate drop
(NewsNation) — Deaths resulting from COVID-19 and other causes have led to a 4% decline in life expectancy for Americans from 2019 to 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
U.S. life expectancy at birth in 2021 was slightly more than 76 years, the lowest it’s been since 1996, according to a recent CDC report.
COVID-19 was the leading cause contributing to the change,…
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