Coverage dated December 21, 2022

Life Expectancy In The U.S. Dropped Once Again In 2021 Due To Covid-19, CDC Data Shows

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Life expectancy at birth in the U.S. fell to 76.4 years in 2021, the lowest it has been since 1996.

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Politico
Covid-19 and overdose deaths drive U.S. life expectancy to a 25-year low (opens Politico)
Published Dec 21, 2022
Politico's feed description
A baby born in 2021 can expect to live 76.4 years, down from 78.8 in 2019.
The Daily Caller
Life Expectancy Is At A Two-Decade Low, And COVID Isn’t The Only Reason Why (opens The Daily Caller)
Published Dec 21, 2022
The Daily Caller's feed description
The CDC released annual reports on Thursday showing U.S. life expectancy is at a two-decade low and drug overdoses have risen five times in the last 20 years.
Forbes
Life Expectancy In The U.S. Dropped Once Again In 2021 Due To Covid-19, CDC Data Shows (opens Forbes)
Published Dec 21, 2022
Forbes's feed description
Life expectancy at birth in the U.S. fell to 76.4 years in 2021, the lowest it has been since 1996.
Washington Times
Drug overdoses, COVID push life expectancy to lowest levels since 1996 (opens Washington Times)
Published Dec 21, 2022
Washington Times's feed description
Deaths from COVID-19 and drug overdoses last year have pushed U.S. life expectancy to its lowest levels since 1996, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
NPR
American life expectancy is now at its lowest in nearly two decades (opens NPR)
Published Dec 21, 2022
NPR's feed description
A new report shows the pandemic and the overdose crisis helped push down the average life expectancy in the U.S. for a second year in a row.
Washington Post
U.S. life expectancy continued to fall in 2021 as covid, drug deaths surged (opens Washington Post)
Published Dec 21, 2022
Washington Post's feed description
An American child born in 2021 could expect to live to 76.4 years, according to the latest government data.
Local News 8
Covid-19 and drug overdoses drive US life expectancy to lowest level in 25 years, CDC reports (opens Local News 8)
Published Dec 21, 2022
Local News 8's feed description
Life expectancy in the United States dropped for the second consecutive year in 2021, falling to the lowest it has been since 1996, according to final mortality data published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.
Los Angeles Times
Declining U.S. life expectancy fell further in 2021 due to COVID and drug overdoses (opens Los Angeles Times)
Published Dec 21, 2022
Los Angeles Times's feed description
U.S. life expectancy, already declining since the onset of the pandemic, fell further in 2021, according to the CDC’s final accounting of death certificates.
Washington Examiner
Life expectancy hit a 25-year low in 2021 because of COVID-19 and overdoses (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Dec 21, 2022
Washington Examiner's feed description
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.
STAT
U.S. life expectancy falls for second straight year as drug overdose and Covid deaths take toll (opens STAT)
Published Dec 21, 2022
STAT's feed description
Deaths from Covid-19 and drug overdoses drove U.S. life expectancy to fall to 76.4 years in 2021, the lowest level since 1996.
CBS News
Life expectancy falls for second straight year due to COVID-19, drug overdoses, CDC report finds (opens CBS News)
Published Dec 21, 2022
CBS News's feed description
The CDC released final data showing that the American life expectancy rate has fallen back to what it was in 1996.
Forbes
U.S. Life Expectancy Drops To 25-Year Low Amid Covid, CDC Data Show (opens Forbes)
Published Dec 21, 2022
Forbes's feed description
Life expectancy at birth in the U.S. fell to 76.4 years in 2021, the lowest it has been since 1996.
WMUR
CDC: COVID-19 and drug overdoses drive US life expectancy to lowest level in 25 years (opens WMUR)
Published Dec 21, 2022
WMUR's feed description
Life expectancy in the United States dropped for the second consecutive year in 2021, falling to the lowest it has been since 1996.
CBS News
COVID, drug overdoses drive US life expectancy to lowest level in 25 years, CDC reports (opens CBS News)
Published Dec 21, 2022
CBS News's feed description
Life expectancy in the United States dropped for the second consecutive year in 2021, falling to the lowest it has been since 1996.
Fox News
US life expectancy reaches 25-year low, according to CDC (opens Fox News)
Published Dec 21, 2022
Fox News's feed description
Life expectancy in the United States has hit its lowest point in 25 years due to the cascading effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing drug epidemic.
Hot Air
U.S. life expectancy drops to 25-year low in Biden's America, according to CDC (opens Hot Air)
Published Dec 21, 2022
Hot Air's feed description
COVID-19 and drug overdoses

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