By 2022, COVID pandemic had shaved 1.6 years from global life expectancy, research reveals
03/14/24 at 03:00 AM
By 2022, COVID pandemic had shaved 1.6 years from global life expectancy, research reveals
University of Minnesota CIDRAP, by Mary Van Beusekom, MS; 3/12/24
... About 131 million people around the world died from any cause in 2020-2021 combined, with 15.9 million more deaths than expected due to COVID-19 infection or pandemic-related social, economic, or behavioral factors, such as delays in seeking healthcare. ... Global life expectancy climbed 22.7 years from 1950 to 2021, from 49.0 to 71.7 years, but from 2019 to 2021, it dropped 1.6 years, reversing historical trends.