As the number of Americans dying from COVID in 2022 decreases, life expectancy in the U.S. has rebounded slightly from a pandemic decline.
According to interim data on the number of deaths in 2022 released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the average life expectancy in the United States is now 775 years old. "Compared to 2021, this is an increase of 11 year old. ”
However, the authors of the report noted at the time that "this increase does not fully offset the 2 that was lost between 2019 and 2021 due to the pandemic."4 years of life expectancy. "At that time, the epidemic was raging across the country.
About 84% of the reasons for the increase in life expectancy can be attributed to the fact that fewer Americans died from COVID-19 in 2022 compared to during the pandemic.
The report found that in 2022, the average life expectancy of men in the United States increased by 13 years, the current average life expectancy for men is 748 years old.
That's 54 years. In 2022, the average life expectancy of women in the United States can reach 802 years old. Data from the CDC shows that women lived an average of 09 years old.
According to the report, ethnic minorities, who were most affected during the pandemic, saw the largest increase in life expectancy in 2022.
For example, the average life expectancy of Hispanic men in the United States increased by 24 years. Men and women of African descent increased by an average of 15 years;American Indians and Alaska Native Americans increased by an average of 23 years.
The CDC notes that even though COVID-19 has receded as the leading cause of death in Americans, other infections can still be fatal.
"If the increase in mortality due to influenza and pneumonia in 2022 and infant mortality due to perinatal causes were not offset, the increase in life expectancy would have been even greater," the report's authors said. In 2022, the increase in life expectancy was affected.
The report was released Nov. 29 by the National Center for Health Statistics at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a Rapid Release of Important Statistics.
More information. KFF The life expectancy in the United States is somewhat longer compared to other countries.
*: Provisional life expectancy estimates for 2022, November 2023, National Health Center life expectancy estimates: Chinese translation is as follows:
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