Forbes November 29, 2023
TOPLINE
Life expectancy in the U.S. ticked upward in 2022, after two consecutive years of declines fueled mainly by the Covid-19 pandemic, data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday showed.
KEY FACTS
Provisional data released by the CDC shows that life expectancy at birth in the U.S. rose to 77.5 years in 2022—an increase of 1.1 years compared to 2021.
The report notes that the 1.1-year increase in life expectancy is largely the result of a decline in the number of Covid-19 deaths.
The bump in life expectancy was more pronounced among men—rising from 73.5 years in 2021 to 74.8 in 2022—as the pandemic’s impact lessened.
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