In every country studied, life expectancy trended upward between 2005 and 2019. Then Covid struck.
Thirty-one countries saw declines in life expectancy. Altogether, the researchers believe these country’s populations lost about 28 million years of life.
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/life-expectancy-fell-sharply-in-the-us-last-year-among-high-income-countries/ar-AAQi4lD?ocid=BingNews
the loss of 28 million years of life (of all the people that died) who didn't live out their normal lifespans without Covid killing them is very very sobering to contemplate.
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