Life expectancy plunges across the Europe in 2020 amid Covid pandemic

Life expectancy plunges across Europe with England, Spain, Italy and Belgium seeing their average drop by more than a year in 2020 amid Covid pandemic Biggest drop in life expectancy was in Spain, with a loss of 1.6 years from 2019   Denmark and Finland were the only states to see a rise in the statistic … Read more

Life expectancy plunges across the Europe in 2020 amid Covid pandemic

Life expectancy plunges across Europe with England, Spain, Italy and Belgium seeing their average drop by more than a year in 2020 amid Covid pandemic Biggest drop in life expectancy was in Spain, with a loss of 1.6 years from 2019   Denmark and Finland were the only states to see a rise in the statistic … Read more

Life expectancy in the poorest parts of England is a DECADE lower than in the richest

Life expectancy in the poorest parts of England is a DECADE lower than in the richest: ONS data reveals people born in the most deprived areas can only expect to live until they are 74 Life expectancy for poorest men was 74.1 years compared to 83.5 in wealthiest Eight-year gap for women, with rich living … Read more

Life expectancy in the U.S. fell by a full YEAR in the first half of 2020, CDC finds 

Life expectancy in the United States fell by a full year during the first half of 2020, a new report finds. In 2019, life expectancy – or the average number of years a person lives – for the general American population was 78.8 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed on Thursday. However, … Read more

Healthy life expectancy for women in UK drops by almost FIVE MONTHS

Healthy life expectancy for women in the UK drops by almost FIVE MONTHS in the space of just five years – but men have seen no significant change Office for National Statistics data shows healthy life expectancy fall for women In 2017/19 for men it was 62.9 years, no significant change on stats in 2014/16  … Read more

Covid-19 has reduced life expectancy in the US and UK by more than a YEAR

Life expectancy of the average American and Briton has fallen by more than a year following the coronavirus pandemic, data reveals.  The US has seen a decrease in life expectancy of 1.13 years, according to researchers from the University of South California who modelled the impact of the US Covid-19 outbreak on lifespan.   They found … Read more

Covid-19 has reduced life expectancy in the US and UK by more than a YEAR

Life expectancy of the average American and Briton has fallen by more than a year following the coronavirus pandemic, data reveals.  The US has seen a decrease in life expectancy of 1.13 years, according to researchers from the University of South California who modelled the impact of the US Covid-19 outbreak on lifespan.   They found … Read more

Air pollution cuts down life expectancy by two years, despite global efforts to improve air quality

Air pollution continues to cut global life expectancy, despite efforts worldwide to improve air quality. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates 4.2 million people die every year due to outdoor air pollution, making it a bigger threat to human health than cigarette smoking, AIDS and tuberculosis.    Particulate matter is a mixture of solid and liquid … Read more

Coronavirus: Scottish victims older than average life expectancy

The average age patients die from coronavirus in Scotland is older than the age at which people pass away normally, stark figures show.  National Records of Scotland (NRS) data reveal the median age of a Covid-19 death north of the border is 81 for men and 85 for women. By contrast, the life expectancy for … Read more

Coronavirus has already slashed life expectancy by TWO YEARS

Coronavirus has already slashed life expectancy by TWO YEARS: Covid-19 reverses trend of people living longer than their parents and grandparents Figures revealed the pandemic took nearly two years off average life expectancy It had been steadily improving in England and Wales over the last 50 years Oxford University say the 54,000 excess deaths has put … Read more