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

[quote][b]Life expectancy at birth in the United States declined nearly a year from 2020 to 2021[/b], according to new provisional data from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). [b]That decline – 77.0 to 76.1 years – took U.S. life expectancy at birth to its lowest level since 1996[/b]. 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[/quote]

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[/quote]

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