Average life expectancy down by 1.6 years across the globe due to COVID pandemic—study

Anna Maria Romero
Wed, 13 Mar 2024 05:57:55 +0000
COVID 19, Covid deaths, excess deaths, mortality

SINGAPORE: A study published in the British medical journal The Lancet has shown that in the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 and 2021, the average life expectancy of people worldwide decreased by 1.6 years. Prior to the pandemic, mortality rates had been falling steadily over the past seven decades. COVID-19, however, reversed …