Worldwide Life Expectancy Increased By 6.2 Years Since 1990, Despite COVID

[samuel-swinton]

Global life expectancy increased by 6.2 years between 1990 and 2021, mainly due to reductions in deaths from infections like diarrhea and typhoid. This increase comes in spite of COVID becoming the second leading cause of death, worldwide.

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Life expectancy increased as world addressed major killers including diarrhea, lower respiratory infections, and stroke