Life expectancy in the US has decreased for the youngest generations

[Anonymous]

Not necessarily surprising, but it seems to be news to some. This looked like the appropriate forum in which to post it.

Life expectancy at birth in the United States declined nearly a year from 2020 to 2021, according to new provisional data from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). That decline – 77.0 to 76.1 years – took U.S. life expectancy at birth to its lowest level since 1996. The 0.9 year drop in life expectancy in 2021, along with a 1.8 year drop in 2020, was the biggest two-year decline in life expectancy since 1921-1923.

Life Expectancy in the U.S. Dropped for the Second Year in a Row in 2021
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/nchs_press_releases/2022/20220831.htm

U.S. life expectancy decreased by an 'alarming' amount during pandemic: Health in the U.S. has been lagging behind comparable countries for decades.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/u-s-life-expectancy-decreased-alarming-amount-during-pandemic-n1272206

Why life expectancy in the US is falling
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/why-life-expectancy-in-the-us-is-falling-202210202835