COVID-19 Pandemic Affects Life Expectancy

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International study reveals COVID-19 pandemic's impact on other causes of death

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Researchers have analyzed cause-of-death data for 24 countries before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Researchers found that life expectancy declined in 2020 for all but four of the 24 included countries, with the US experiencing the largest decline of 2.1 years for males.

Increased mortality attributed to cardiovascular disease was a major contributor to life expectancy losses during the first two years of the pandemic in Russia and Eastern Europe .

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