Global Health Progress Shattered: COVID-19 Alters Leading Causes of Death
TL;DR
A recent study published in The Lancet analyzed the global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition, revealing that COVID-19 has disrupted decades of global health progress, leading to a decrease in life expectancy. The study found that COVID-19 was the second leading cause of age-standardized death in 2021, significantly impacting global life expectancy. The findings suggest that leveraging past successes in mortality reduction could help improve life expectancy outcomes.
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