Life Expectancy in U.S. Dropped 1.5 Years in 2020, Largely From the Pandemic.
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The 18-month drop was the steepest decline since World War II, according to federal statistics. Black and Hispanic Americans were disproportionately affected.
According to federal statistics released Wednesday, the coronavirus pandemic is largely responsible for a year and a half drop in the life expectancy of Americans in 2020, the steepest decline since World War II.
If an American child were born today and live their entire lives under the conditions of 2020, they would be expected to live 77.3 years. That's a drop of 4.3 years since 2003, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.
It also deepened racial and ethnic disparities in life expectancy: African-Americans and Hispanic Americans lost almost two years more on average than white Americans.
Researchers have forecasted that even though Covid-19 deaths will decline, its effects will be felt for years to come, particularly among racial groups and ethnicities that have long suffered from life expectancy gaps.
Coronavirus Pandemic and U.S. Life Expectancy
- 18-Month Drop in Life Expectancy.
- Disparities.
- Infection Rates.
- Vaccination Gaps.
- According to Covid-19, the US registered an average of 26,448 new cases per day over the last week, up 67% from the week before; the rate is highest in those states with lower vaccination rates.
- There are increasing numbers of people with the Delta variant, first identified in India. Dr. Anthony Fauci said there is an "extraordinary surge" of that variant worldwide. It has more than 50% dominance within the USA. In some areas, about 70% of individuals are infected with it.
- Fauci said that the Delta variant is a formidable adversary, adding non-vaccinated people face "extreme vulnerability."
Vaccination disparities have led to a pandemic concentrated inunvaccinatd populations, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said.
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