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U.S. Life Expectancy Fell by 1.5 Years in 2020, the Biggest Drop Since WW II

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

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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.

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  • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 22 2021, @05:58PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 22 2021, @05:58PM (#1159171)

    So, what you are saying is that the poor in India just happened to be able to afford that sun screen? Or suddenly they don't get any sun because they live in their giant 200sq.ft. houses? Or were they morbidly obese? I mean, which one resulted in the recent overrun of hospitals and O2 shortages?

    there is nothing you can do to prevent COVID other than being vaccinated

    That's BS. You can also stay away from other people - works against all other viral infections too. But if you are unwilling to stay away from humanity in general, yes, vaccine is the only to reduce your chance of dying. Like you know, that polio thing or measles or that whooping cough or maybe tetanus or rubella. They also were lock-step in that big pharma?

    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-57921768 [bbc.com]

    Tough to be that guy I guess. If only he read your comments and got educated on that Vitamin D thing...

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