The life expectancy of Americans rose to 78.4 in 2024, the highest it’s been since before the Covid-19 pandemic. Covid fell from the fourth-leading cause of death in 2022 to the 10th in 2023, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “When Covid happened, you had this gigantic drop, and now we have a gigantic drop in Covid. So, you have this gigantic increase in life expectancy,” statistician Ken Kochanek said. Drug overdose deaths also decreased. (NBC News)
American Life Expectancy Rose In 2023
Jan 30, 2025 | 7:01 PM