March 6, 2023 · 7:29 AM
From NPR:
The typical life expectancy for People is shortened by over seven months [in 2021]in accordance with new knowledge from the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention.
That lower follows an already large decline of 1.8 years in 2020. In consequence, the anticipated life span of somebody born within the US is now 76.4 years — the shortest it has been in almost 20 years.
However we nonetheless have the very best healthcare system on the earth, proper? Not in the event you decide it by life expectancy. From Well being System Tracker:
Life expectancy within the US and peer international locations usually elevated from 1980-2019, however decreased in most international locations in 2020 as a result of COVID-19. From 2020 to 2021, life expectancy at beginning started to rebound in most comparable international locations whereas it continued to say no within the US The CDC estimates life expectancy at beginning within the US decreased to 76.1 years in 2021, down 2.7 years from 78.8 years in 2019 and down 0.9 years from 2020. The typical life expectancy at beginning amongst comparable international locations was 82.4 years in 2021, down 0.2 years from 2019 and up 0.4 years from 2020.
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Steve Parker, M.D
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