In 2020, life expectancy in the United States dropped sharply: this has not happened since World War II

According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the average life expectancy in the United States at the end of 2020 decreased by about a year and a half, compared to 2019. It was the largest annual decline since World War II, and officials attribute the sharp decline to the Covid-19 pandemic. CNBC.

Photo: Shutterstock

At the end of 2020, the average life expectancy of Americans was 77,3 years. In 2019 she was 78,8 years old. The decline was uneven across ethnic groups, with the largest decline recorded among Hispanics.

“The decline in life expectancy in 2020 can be primarily attributed to deaths from the pandemic,” the report said.

Covid deaths accounted for nearly 75% of this decline. More than 609 Americans have died as a result of the pandemic so far, of which about 000 died last year, according to the CDC.

About 11% of the decline in life expectancy is due to increases in deaths from accidents or drug overdoses, which have risen 30% during the pandemic. Other factors that contributed to the decline in life expectancy in 2020 included homicide, which accounted for 3% of the decline, and diabetes and chronic liver disease, which accounted for 2,5% and 2,3%, respectively.

On the subject: Research: being overweight can be beneficial for health and longevity

Life expectancy for American men at the end of 2020 decreased by 1,8 years (and is now 74,5 years), and for women - by 1,2 years (80,2 years) compared to 2019.

Hispanics generally have a higher life expectancy than black or white Americans, but Latinos' life expectancy fell more than any other ethnic group last year, according to the report. Life expectancy among Latinos fell by three years, from 81,8 years in 2019 to 78,8 years in 2020.

Life expectancy for Black Americans fell by nearly 3 years, from 74,7 years in 2019 to 71,8 years in 2020, the lowest since 2000, according to the report.

On the subject: The doctor who lived for 105 years gave a prescription for longevity

Among white Americans, life expectancy fell 1,2 years, from 78,8 years to 77,6 years, the lowest since 2002.

Covid-19 was the third leading cause of death last year.

Read also on ForumDaily:

Aging and genetics: why some people live much longer than others

Scientists have found out to what maximum age a person can theoretically live

The researcher has determined which product is consumed by all centenarians of the world

Water, sleep and positive: 20 daily habits of people who rarely get sick

Do you want more important and interesting news about life in the USA and immigration to America? — support us donate! Also subscribe to our page Facebook. Select the “Priority in display” option and read us first. Also, don't forget to subscribe to our РєР ° РЅР ° Р »РІ Telegram  and Instagram- there is a lot of interesting things there. And join thousands of readers ForumDaily New York — there you will find a lot of interesting and positive information about life in the metropolis.