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posted by janrinok on Wednesday July 21 2021, @03:49PM   Printer-friendly

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.


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  • (Score: 2) by fakefuck39 on Thursday July 22 2021, @11:46AM (2 children)

    by fakefuck39 (6620) on Thursday July 22 2021, @11:46AM (#1159095)

    you should fix yourself buddy. you are comparing blacks to blacks. I don't know how much more clear i can make that for you. it's clearly something your brain is unable to comprehend.

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  • (Score: 0, Troll) by khallow on Thursday July 22 2021, @12:34PM (1 child)

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Thursday July 22 2021, @12:34PM (#1159103) Journal

    you are comparing blacks to blacks.

    I've already corrected your incorrect statement. Time to get with it.

    I don't know how much more clear i can make that for you.

    Repetition doesn't make erroneous statements less erroneous.

    • (Score: 1, Troll) by fakefuck39 on Thursday July 22 2021, @07:24PM

      by fakefuck39 (6620) on Thursday July 22 2021, @07:24PM (#1159191)

      >I've already corrected your incorrect statement. Time to get with it.
      autism

      >Repetition doesn't make erroneous statements less erroneous.
      is not curable