Topic Reading-Vol.3805-9/11/2022

Dear MEL Topic Readers,
US life expectancy falls to lowest level since 1996
While life expectancy in other Western countries like Switzerland, Australia, and Norway stays around 83, US’s life expectancy fell to 76.1 in 2021, a steep 2.7-year decline from 2020. A significant part of the drop came from Covid-19, which accounted for 50% of the decline in 2021 and 74% in 2020 from each previous year. There are distinct regional and racial differences in the US. For example, a drop of 6.6 years was recorded since 2019 among Native Americans, more than twice that of the total US population. Also, life expectancy in Hawaii, the highest in the country, is over 80 while the one in Mississippi is below 72 years old. Nutrition, lifestyle, health insurance, and health/covid consciousness all seem to matter how long a person lives.
Enjoy reading the article and learning about how long Americans live.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62740249