Life expectancy in the United States fell to the lowest it's been since 1996 last year, as the COVID-19 pandemic and drug overdoses drove up the number of deaths.
The death rate for the U.S. population increased by 5% in 2021, shortening life expectancy to 76.4 years from 77 years in 2020, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.An increase in the number of deaths from COVID-19 and drug overdoses largely contributed to the drop in life expectancy in 2021.
The newest data shows that the COVID-19 pandemic continued to take a toll on the population in 2021, as COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in 2021, behind heart disease and cancer. The number of COVID-19 deaths jumped up almost 20% between 2020 to 2021, despite COVID-19 vaccines becoming more widely available throughout the year.
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