The whole country saw a decline in average life expectancy in 2020. See how Texas men and...
The whole country saw a decline in average life expectancy in 2020. See how Texas men and women fared.Texas had one of the biggest dips in life expectancy in the country during the COVID-19 pandemic,The Lone Star state's average life expectancy went from 78.6 to 76.5 between 2019 and 2020.for nearly 74% of the decline from 2019 to 2020 and 50% of the decline from 2020 to 2021. Unintentional injuries — mainly drug overdose deaths — also contributed, the agency found.
But Campbell says accessibility and affordability of the state’s healthcare system is primarily to blame., a New York-based foundation that supports independent research on health and social issues. It concluded that Texas ranked last in healthcare access and affordability among the 50 states going into the pandemic.
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