☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoChina's life expectancy is now higher than that of the USqz.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down112
arrow-up134arrow-down1external-linkChina's life expectancy is now higher than that of the USqz.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareinvno1@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 year agoAnd the drop is basically attributed to Covid. Also, China’s numbers since 2020 aren’t out yet. The biggest driver in the drop in US life expectancy is covid, accounting for 50% of the decline, according to the CDC.
minus-squareburntbutterbiscuits@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoSo…. Lack of healthcare is the number one reason?
minus-squarehanni@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoAccording to the chart, it’s the lack of available data.
minus-squareVaryk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·edit-21 year agoAlso, from all of the censuses outside of one country, China has not yet caught up to American life expectancy. Maybe it’s just a coincidence. https://www.worldometers.info/demographics/life-expectancy/
And the drop is basically attributed to Covid. Also, China’s numbers since 2020 aren’t out yet.
So…. Lack of healthcare is the number one reason?
According to the chart, it’s the lack of available data.
Also, from all of the censuses outside of one country, China has not yet caught up to American life expectancy.
Maybe it’s just a coincidence.
https://www.worldometers.info/demographics/life-expectancy/