COVID-19 Cuts Life Expectancy in Dozens of Countries
Bridget M. Kuehn
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic appears to have halted a more than decade-long increase in life expectancy, according to global mortality data that showed decreases in 2020 in 31 out of 37 high-income countries.
Topics & Concepts
Life expectancyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)MedicinePandemic2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Expectancy theoryDemographyHigh income countriesGerontologyVirologyDeveloping countryEconomic growthEnvironmental healthInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakDiseaseManagementSociologyEconomicsPopulationGlobal Health Care IssuesHealthcare Systems and Reforms