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U.S. Life Expectancy Fell By 1.5 Years In 2020, The Biggest Drop Since WW II:
Life expectancy in the United States declined by a year and a half in 2020, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which says the coronavirus is largely to blame.
COVID-19 contributed to 74% of the decline in life expectancy from 78.8 years in 2019 to 77.3 years in 2020, according to the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics.
It was the largest one-year decline since World War II, when life expectancy dropped by 2.9 years between 1942 and 1943. Hispanic and Black communities saw the biggest declines.
[...] "The range of factors that play into this include income inequality, the social safety net, as well as racial inequality and access to health care," Curtis said.
(Score: 2) by krishnoid on Wednesday July 21 2021, @07:08PM (4 children)
In some cases, mask wearing may be more driven by behavior or tendency [psychologytoday.com] than a decision. But if the article's correct ... we have a huge part of the US population with what would appear to be a pretty serious behavioral situation.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 21 2021, @07:43PM (2 children)
Yeah, living in the USA causes autism. It just happens to correlate with all the vaccinations they get. But it's actually caused by parents that won't control their spoiled brats
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 21 2021, @08:27PM (1 child)
Autism is the new gay, to be condemned and corrected by therapy.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 23 2021, @03:09AM
Both are forms of arrested development, failure to mature
(Score: 2) by slinches on Wednesday July 21 2021, @07:59PM
That's a clickbait opinion article on Psychology Today. So, not correct at all beyond the references existing is a pretty safe bet.