COVID-19, as per a study in The Lancet journal, has become the second-leading cause of death globally in 2021, causing 94 deaths per one lakh population and reducing life expectancy by 1.6 years. The pandemic had a significant impact on global life expectancy, with Eastern sub-Saharan Africa seeing the largest increase of 10.7 years since 1990.
Covid cut life expectancy by 1.6 years globally, but the leading causes of death haven’t changed since 1990. https://t.co/mKiJIxKNoR
COVID-19 became the second leading cause of death globally in the year after it was declared a pandemic, according to a new study https://t.co/J7B6yehc0T
Covid-19 became the second leading cause of death globally in the year after it was declared a pandemic, according to a study published in The Lancet. https://t.co/DlpOhJbx43
Global life span increased since 1990 but took a COVID hit News Eastern sub-Saharan Africa experienced the largest increase in life expectancy, 10.7 years. https://t.co/w3eDd3kCWe Photo: US Navy, Ryan M. Breeden / Flickr cc https://t.co/hHpBKRJmJf
COVID-19 (coronavirus) replaced stroke to become the second-leading cause of death globally in 2021, causing 94 deaths per one lakh population and slashing life expectancy by 1.6 years, an international research published in The Lancet journal has found. https://t.co/jt28xX8Dwk