Washington 1st, September : The life expectations in the US declined in 2021 for the second time in consecutive years and the largest decline in nearly 100 years, a study revealed.In 2019, a person born in the country could expect to live a life of around 80 years.
Xinhua news agency reported the National Public Radio (NPR) report as saying.
In 2020, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic the life-span dropped to 77 years and last year, the lifespan fell yet again, to 76.1 years, according to the report.
According to the preliminary analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) One of the most dramatic declines in living expected lifespan in 2021 was seen among American Indian and Alaskan Native people.
Between 2021 and 2020,, life expectancy for this age group decreased by nearly two years between 67.1 in 2020 to 65.2 in 2021, according to the report.
The CDC statistics also show the stark distinctions in the life expectancy of men as well as women.For men life expectancy dropped by about a year , to 73.2 in 2021 while women’s life expectancy dropped by 10 months and reached 79.1
Unintentional injuries (a term that also includes overdoses, hit record highs in 2021, and contributed 15.9 percent of the decline according to CDC.
Heart disease-related deaths as well as chronic liver disease, suicides and cirrhosis were significant causes.
The life expectation in the US is among the lowest of developed nations around the globe The BBC said.
In the UK the life expectancy was at around 79 men and 82.9 for women in 2020, after it dropped for the first time in 40 years.
According to the most recent available data provided by the World Bank, Hong Kong and Japan have the longest life expectancies, with a lifespan of around 85, followed by Singapore at 84.
The life expectancy in countries like Switzerland, Australia, Norway is around 83.
