Impact on US life expectancy from COVID-19
2021-01-15 21:44:32.570529+00 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
In addition, we estimate that the pandemic will result in reductions in life expectancy for the Black (2.10 y) and Latino (3.05 y) populations that are 3 to 4 times as large as the reduction for Whites (0.68 y). The greater toll for the Black and Latino populations arises because of both higher COVID-19 mortality rates and greater susceptibility to COVID-19 at younger ages among these groups compared with Whites. In both of the alternative mortality scenarios, the disparities would remain immense.
PNAS February 2, 2021 118 (5) e2014746118; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2014746118