Covid lowered life expectancy by 1.6 years worldwide: study

PARIS – Covid-19 caused the average life expectancy of people worldwide to fall by 1.6 years during the first two years of the pandemic, a more dramatic decline than previously thought, a major study said on Tuesday.

"For adults worldwide, the Covid-19 pandemic has had a more profound impact than any event seen in half a century, including conflicts and natural disasters," said Austin Schumacher, an IHME researcher and lead author of the study published in The Lancet journal. The rate of death for people over 15 rose by 22 percent for men and 17 percent for women during this time, the researchers estimated.But there was some good news in the updated estimates of the IHME's landmark Global Burden of Disease study.

IHME researcher Hmwe Hmwe Kyu hailed this "incredible progress," saying the world should now focus on "the next pandemic and addressing the vast disparities in health across countries".Between 1950 and 2021, the average life expectancy at birth has risen by 23 years, from 49 to 72, the researchers said.Covid was responsible for 15.

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