NPR Coronavirus Updates

Pandemic Shortens U.S. Life Expectancy, Study Concludes

By Rob Stein
Published January 15, 2021 at 11:06 AM MST
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The deaths caused by the pandemic appear to be shortening overall life expectancy in the U.S. by 1.13 years, which would be the largest single decline in at least 40 years.

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