US life expectancy falls to lowest levels since 1996 due to COVID, drug overdoses: CDC

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US life expectancy falls to lowest levels since 1996 due to COVID, drug overdoses: CDC
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Two new reports, published by the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics, found the death rate increased 5.3%, from 835.4 per 100,000 people to 879.7 per 100,000 in 2021.

December 22, 2022, 12:01 AMin the United States has fallen to the lowest levels seen in 26 years, new federal data shows., published early Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics, found the death rate increased 5.3%, from 835.4 per 100,000 people to 879.7 per 100,000 in 2021.

Among racial and ethnic groups, death rates increased for nearly every group. Decreases were only seen for Hispanic and Black men, with nonsignificantly different rates for Asian men and women. For eight of the top 10 causes, the death rate increased, but the biggest jump was seen for COVID-19.In 2020, the rate was 85 deaths per 100,000 Americans with the rate increasing to 104.1 per 100,000 in 2021, the data showed.

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