COVID-19 pandemic shortens aggregate US life expectancy by more than 9 million years

TitleCOVID-19 pandemic shortens aggregate US life expectancy by more than 9 million years
Publication TypeWeb Article
Year of Publication2021
AuthorsMiller, J
Series TitleInfectious Diseases
PublisherHealio
Keywordsaggregate life expectancy, COVID-19, race disparity
Abstract

Researchers estimated that the COVID-19 pandemic shortened aggregate U.S. life expectancy by more than 9 million years, and Black and Hispanic individuals lost more than twice as many quality-adjusted life years per capita than white individuals.

URLhttps://www.healio.com/news/primary-care/20210920/covid19-pandemic-shortens-aggregate-us-life-expectancy-by-more-than-9-million-years
Citation Key11869