U.S. Life Expectancy Fell in First Half of 2020 as Covid-19 Deaths Surged

February 24, 2021 by Janet Adamy

U.S. life expectancy declined by a year during the first half of 2020, according to federal figures released Thursday that show the deadly impact of the coronavirus pandemic’s early months.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics said life expectancy at birth was 77.8 years as of the end of June based on provisional estimates. The one-year decline from the previous year was the largest drop since World War II, when life expectancy fell 2.9 years between 1942 and 1943. It put life expectancy at its lowest level in the U.S. since 2006.

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Originally Posted at The Wall Street Journal on February 18, 2021 by Janet Adamy.