U.S. Life Expectancy Fell Again in 2021 as Covid, Overdoses Took Toll

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Preliminary CDC data show U.S. life expectancy fell in 2021 for a second straight year as Covid-19 and overdoses took their toll

Preliminary data from CDC show life expectancy among Americans decreased nearly one year on average to 76.1 yearsPatrick t.

fallon/Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesLife expectancy in the U.S. dropped in 2021 for a second consecutive year as Covid-19 and overdoses drove up mortality rates, preliminary data showed.

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