: Coronavirus pandemic reduced life expectancy in 27 countries, says Oxford University study #IndiaNEWS The Covid-19 pandemic reduced life expectancy of men and women in 27 countries in 2020, according

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The Covid-19 pandemic reduced life expectancy of men and women in 27 countries in 2020, according to a study by Oxford University published in the International Journal of Epidemiology on Sunday. This is the biggest decrease in life expectancy among humans since World War II.“The fact that our results highlight such a large impact that is directly attributable to Covid-19 shows how devastating a shock it has been for many countries,� said Dr Ridhi Kashyap, co-lead author of the paper, Reuters reported.The Oxford University researchers analysed 29 countries across Europe and the American continent. They examined data of life expectancy at birth and at the age of 60 for 2020 and compared it to data of the same parameters from 2015 to 2019.In 22 countries, life expectancy in 2020 fell by six months compared to 2019, according to the study. Women from 15 countries and men from 10 countries ended up with lower life expectancy at birth in 2020 than in 2015.Life expectancy of men in the United States dropped by 2.2 years compared to the figures of 2019, when the average period was 78.8 years. In Lithuania, life expectancy dropped by 1.7 years for men relative to 2019 figures, when the average period was 76.13 years.Life expectancy...Read more

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