7 hours agoCOVID-19 causes the biggest decline in life expectancy from World War II
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(5 years ago)Coronervirus' pandemic has caused the biggest decline in life expectancy since World War II, a study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology has shown. Data provided by 29 countries, including the United States, Europe, and Chile, has shown that the progress in life expectancy has been reversed as a result [...]
The data provided by 29 countries, including the United States, Europe, and Chile, has shown that progress in life expectancy has been reversed as a result of pandemic.
The fact that our data points to a great impact, linked to the pandemic, shows how devastating and shocking in many countries the pandemic has been in”, said the doctor, Ridi Kashyap, a fellow study leader.
In 22 of the 29 states surveyed, life expectancy has declined for more than six months, compared to 2019.
In most countries men have fared worse than women.
Men in the United States have faced the greatest loss of life expectancy - 2.2 years compared to 2019, conveyed by men to Lithuania by a reduction of 1.7 years.
In the United States, increased Morthality was reported mainly on persons under the age of 60, while in Europe, victims were mainly over 60.
The study has been conducted by analyzing data from 2020, during which 1.8 million people have died as a result of pandemic worldwide.
According to Johns Hopkins University data, from March 2020, when the pandemic broke out and so far, some 4.7 million people have been registered with coronary victims worldwide. / REL/
