U.S. Life Expectancy Decreased 8.5 Times More Than Life Expectancy In Peer Countries Between 2018 & 2020

Between 2018 and 2020, life expectancy in the U.S. decreased by 1.87 years (to 76.87 years). This is 8.5 times the average 0.22 year-decrease in peer countries. The total difference in life expectancy between the U.S. and peer countries increased from 1.88 years to 4.69 years during this time. Peer countries included 16 high-income democracies with adequate data for analysis: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Israel, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, South Korea, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan (treated as an independent country for this analysis), and the United Kingdom.

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