U.S. Life Expectancy Dropped For Second Year In A Row

Life expectancy is now nearly two and a half years shorter than it was before the world wide pandemic took over Nation's.

Life expectancy in the United States is at the lowest since 1996.

According to final mortality data published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Services, life expectancy in the U.S. has dropped for the second consecutive year. It is reported that COVID-19 was a major contributor to the drop.

Life expectancy is now nearly two and a half years shorter than it was before the world wide pandemic took over Nation’s. With a 0.6 year drop, it is now at 76.4 years.

COVID was the third leading cause of death in 2021. Heart disease remained the leading cause of death while cancer was the second. Drug overdose has also increased significantly.

The report revealed that the over-all death rates increased for all age groups excluding infants younger than one year. However, the largest increase was for those ages 35 to 44.