Covid triggers life expectancy decline unseen since WWII

A study released by Oxford University finds a decrease in life expectancy for 29 countries, including the United States, Chile and 27 European countries, that has been triggered by Covid-19.

The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in the biggest drop in average life expectancy since World War II. Notably, the decline has been the worst among American men. Before Covid, average life expectancy rose globally, but the pandemic seems to have wiped out all the progress achieved so far for a longer life.

A study released on September 27 by Oxford University and published in its International Journal of Epidemiology finds a decrease in life expectancy for 29 countries, including the United States, Chile and 27 European countries. According to the research, the drop scale is so huge that it has wiped out years of progress on this front.