US EditionWorld's life expectancy is lowest in over a decade due to Covid: WHO
- "Covid-19 decreased global life expectancy by nearly two years from 2019 to 2021, reversing a decade of progress, stated the World Health Organization on Friday."
- "Global life expectancy dropped by 1.8 years to 71.4 years, equal to 2012 levels, as per the WHO's annual world health statistics study."
- "Covid-19 had a more significant impact on life expectancy than any other event in the past 50 years, with the Americas and Southeast Asia experiencing the most significant decreases, around three years.
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World's life expectancy is lowest in over a decade due to Covid: WHO
The global life expectancy is lowest in over a decade, World Health Organization suggested in a report on Friday (May 24). The average age that a person is expected to live is now at 71.4 years, meaning that nearly a decade of gains in improving global life expectancy was lost. Covid and life expectancy: What is the link? World Health Organization's World Health Statistics report pointed out that between 2019 and 2021, global life expectancy f
COVID-19 pandemic cut global life expectancy by nearly two years
GENEVA, Switzerland – Covid-19 cut global life expectancy by almost two years when it raged from 2019 to 2021, wiping out a decade of progress, the World Health Organization said Friday. “The Covid-19 pandemic reversed the trend of steady gain in life expectancy at birth and healthy life expectancy at birth,” the UN health agency said. Global life expectancy fell 1.8 years to 71.4 years, the same level as it was in 2012, according to a WHO annu…
Between 2019 and 2021, global life expectancy fell by 1.8 years to reach 71.4 years, the level of 2012, according to the WHO.
Esperança de uma pessoa poder viver com boa saúde diminuiu 1,5 anos e ficou em 61,9 anos em 2021, mesmo nível de 2012 A pandemia de Covid-19 reduziu a esperança de vida em quase dois anos entre 2019 e 2021, revelou nesta sexta-feira a Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS), derrubando uma década de progresso. Entre 2019 e 2021, a esperança de vida global caiu 1,8 anos, para 71,4 anos, o nível de 2012, de acordo com o relatório anual da OMS sobre est…
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