American Life Expectancy 77.3 Years... Reduced by 1.5 Years Due to COVID-19

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The life expectancy of Americans has decreased by 1.5 years due to the impact of COVID-19.

On the 21st (local time), major foreign media reported that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that the life expectancy of Americans is 77.3 years, the lowest since 2003.

This is due to a 1.5-year drop in life expectancy last year caused by the impact of COVID-19.

In a report released that day, the CDC stated that last year’s decline in life expectancy was the largest since 1943, during World War II.

It added that 74% of the decrease in life expectancy last year was due to deaths from COVID-19, while deaths from drug overdoses, which increased by nearly 30% last year, also contributed to the reduction in life expectancy.

The life expectancy of Black Americans fell by 2.9 years, the largest drop since the Great Depression, reaching a low of 71.8 years since 2000.

The life expectancy of Hispanic men dropped by 3.7 years to 75.3 years.

In comparison, the decrease in life expectancy among White Americans was recorded at 1.2 years.

The life expectancy of women was 80.2 years, 5.7 years longer than that of men.

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