World's life expectancy is lowest in over a decade due to Covid: WHO

Life expectancy records largest decline in 21 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 Reduced Global Life Expectancy By Almost Two Years: WHO

Covid-19 cut global life expectancy by almost two years when it raged from 2019 to 2021, wiping out a decade of progress.

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.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a strong impact on global health statistics and reversed the trend of life expectancy extension, according to the latest WHO report. In 2021 and 2022, COVID was among the top three causes of death in the world.