Life Span Is Increasing in the U.S., Approaching Pre-Pandemic Levels
In the United States alone, there were practically 417,000 COVID-19 deaths in 2021. A year later, in 2022, there were around 187,000, and a year after that, in 2023, there had to do with 50,000.The COVID-19 pandemic activated a huge rise in death in the U.S., leading to decreased life span. Today, life span is recuperating, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). After dropping to 76.4 years in 2021, it increased by 1.1 years in 2022 (the CDC reported in March) and by 0.9 years in 2023 (the CDC reported in December), recuperating to nearly pre-pandemic levels.The successive rebounds in 2022 and 2023 are thanks to decreases in the age-adjusted death rates of practically all leading causes of death, from cardiovascular disease to COVID-19. The rebound in 2023 likew...