Life Expectancy in the U.S. Just Had a Historic Drop—Again
A new federal report on how long people are expected to live in the U.S. has some dismal news: Life expectancy in the U.S. has dropped, just a year after plummeting due to the pandemic.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Native Americans and Alaska Natives have been hit the hardest: Their life expectancy is 65, which is similar to what it was for all Americans in 1944. While Dr. Kaiser says it’s “no surprise” that there’s been a drop in life expectancy associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the “sharp and sustained” decrease in life expectancy is “really disappointing and saddening,” he says.
“This is an indication of a society in decline,” says Perry N. Halkitis, Ph.D., M.P.H., dean of the Rutgers School of Public Health. “We continue to have structural inequalities and social conditions that fuel disease in people. Unless you address those, people will get sick and die.”, a primary care doctor at Mercy Personal Physicians at Lutherville, points out that the pandemic has impacted the population in more ways than people getting COVID-19.
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