The average life expectancy of the United States has decreased by nearly three years.

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 31. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States issued a report on August 31 that the per capita life expectancy of the United States in 2021 was shortened by nearly 1 year compared with the previous year. The Associated Press said that from 2020 to 2021, the expectations of Americans were shortened by nearly 3 years, and the last decline was during the Second World War.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that the per capita life expectancy of the United States has been on the rise for many years before the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, but after the outbreak of the epidemic, the per capita life expectancy is 78 years old and 10 months. Reduce to 76 years old.

On May 12th, at the New York Times Square, the news of the new crowns was played on the electronic screen. The US President Biden issued a statement on the White House website that day: "Today, we commemorate a tragedy milestone: 1 million Americans died in the new crown." Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Guo Ke)

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this is likely to be the first two consecutive years in the first year of the United States' expectations since the 1960s.

The per capita life span refers to the baby born that year, combined with the mortality rate of the year, and the average number of years of survival can be survived. Robert Hermo, a researcher at the University of North Carolina, said that it is the "most basic indicator of population health" in the United States.

On May 12th, the American flag surrounding the Washington Monument in Washington, USA fell to mourn the new crown. Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Jie

The Most of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has shortened the short -lived life expectancy of the United States in 2021. Although the vaccine was popular at the time, new mutant strains caused significant increase in hospitalization and death cases. Other reasons include abuse of drugs, heart disease, suicide, and chronic liver disease, which are long -term existing in the United States.

Samuel Preston, a Pennsylvana University of Pennsylvania, said: "This is a tragic situation, it was not good before, and it will be worse in the future."

(Source: Xinhua News Agency)

【Edit: Yao Hao】

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