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Life expectancy changes since COVID-19

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  • Jonas Schöley

    (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research)

  • José Manuel Aburto

    (University of Oxford
    University of Oxford
    University of Southern Denmark
    Department of Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)

  • Ilya Kashnitsky

    (University of Southern Denmark)

  • Maxi S. Kniffka

    (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research)

  • Luyin Zhang

    (University of Oxford)

  • Hannaliis Jaadla

    (Tallinn University
    University of Cambridge)

  • Jennifer B. Dowd

    (University of Oxford
    University of Oxford)

  • Ridhi Kashyap

    (University of Oxford
    University of Oxford)

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered an unprecedented rise in mortality that translated into life expectancy losses around the world, with only a few exceptions. We estimate life expectancy changes in 29 countries since 2020 (including most of Europe, the United States and Chile), attribute them to mortality changes by age group and compare them with historic life expectancy shocks. Our results show divergence in mortality impacts of the pandemic in 2021. While countries in western Europe experienced bounce backs from life expectancy losses of 2020, eastern Europe and the United States witnessed sustained and substantial life expectancy deficits. Life expectancy deficits during fall/winter 2021 among people ages 60+ and

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  • Jonas Schöley & José Manuel Aburto & Ilya Kashnitsky & Maxi S. Kniffka & Luyin Zhang & Hannaliis Jaadla & Jennifer B. Dowd & Ridhi Kashyap, 2022. "Life expectancy changes since COVID-19," Nature Human Behaviour, Nature, vol. 6(12), pages 1649-1659, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nathum:v:6:y:2022:i:12:d:10.1038_s41562-022-01450-3
    DOI: 10.1038/s41562-022-01450-3
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