Life expectancy drops by almost 2 years
BY JULIA MUELLER - 08/23/22 12:02 PM ETOverall life expectancy in the United States dropped by 1.8 years from 2019 to 2020, new data shows.
The decline affected all 50 states and Washington, D.C., according to a new National Vital Statistics report, and ranged from as little as 0.2 years in some states to as many as 3 years in others.
The National Center for Health Statistics and its Division of Vital Statistics attributed the dips to the COVID-19 pandemic and an increase in drug overdose deaths.
The drop is the largest year-to-year change in more than 75 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said last year.
New York state experienced the biggest decrease, dropping 3 years, and D.C. was a close runner-up at 2.7 years.
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