Becker's Healthcare November 29, 2023
Life expectancy for adults in the U.S. increased to 77.5 years in 2022 — up 1.1 years from 2021 — but the average is still not back to pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics.
Between 2019 and 2021, average life expectancy in the U.S. decreased by 2.4 years. COVID-19 was the largest contributing factor to the overall decline. But now that trend is reversing, with fewer deaths caused by COVID-19 in the years since.
In addition to falling mortality rates due to COVID-19, deaths from heart disease, unintentional injuries, cancer and homicide have also declined, according to the Nov. 29...
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