COVID Shortened U.S. Life Expectancy by Over a Year

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The COVID-19 pandemic significantly shortened life expectancy in the United States, especially among Black people and Hispanics, a new study says.

That's the largest single-year decline in at least 40 years, resulting in the lowest estimated life expectancy since 2003, according to the authors.

The study projects a 0.68-year decline in life expectancy for white Americans to 77.84 years, compared to a 2.1-year decline for Black people, to 72.78 years, and a 3.05-year drop among Hispanics to 78.77 years. The researchers project the gap between Black Americans and white Americans to widen from 3.6 years to more than 5 years.

 

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