WASHINGTON, July 21 — Average US life expectancy fell by 1.5 years in 2020, a sharp decline driven by the Covid-19 pandemic affecting males and communities of color the most, new data showed today.
The significant fall also bucks a trend of steady increase in the post-World War II period, albeit with small decreases in some years. “Mortality due to Covid-19 had, by far, the single greatest effect on the decline in life expectancy at birth between 2019 and 2020,” the report said.The declines were partly offset by decreases in mortality due to cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases and suicide.
Among racial groups, life expectancy decreased by 3.0 years for the Hispanic population from 81.8 to 78.8, and by 2.9 years for the Black population, from 74.7 to 71.8 years.
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