- There was a dramatic divergence in the average life expectancy of people in different global regions during the second year of the pandemic, a study found, as higher vaccination rates helped some nations recover far more quickly than others.
- In Bulgaria, life expectancy fell by 25 months in 2021 after dropping 18 months the year before, meaning it plunged more than three and a half years since the start of the pandemic.
- In the U.S., deaths of people aged over 80 bounced back to pre-pandemic levels, but fatalities soared for the middle-aged and younger, resulting in the country’s life expectancy falling by nearly three months.
Life expectancies diverged in pandemic’s second year: study
