that link is for over all changes in life expectancy as a result of Covid 19.Rideback wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 7:32 pm This was just the first source that popped up in Google, there were over 100,000 results
https://www.bmj.com/content/375/bmj-2021-066768
In the U.S. overall life expectancy has statistically gone down around -2.5 years for men the year of that study.
"No evidence was found of a change in life expectancy in Denmark, Iceland, and South Korea."
That's not quite what David stated.
mister_coffee wrote: ↑Tue Feb 14, 2023 1:05 pm It is very well understood that every time you are infected with COVID it is taking years off of your life.
That study doesn't mean every time a man contracts Covid 19 in the US, that takes 2.5 years off that mans life. Lots a variables to consider.
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/why ... 0in%202021.
Life expectancy studies:
"It's important to remember that these estimates represent average life expectancies based on hundreds of thousands of people. They're accurate for the populations they represent, but they aren't terribly accurate for a particular individual. For each of us, lifespan is affected by additional factors, including health habits, disease, and genes"
"COVID-19, drug overdoses, and accidental injury accounted for about two-thirds of the decline in life expectancy, according to the 2022 report. Other reasons included heart and liver disease and suicides.
The drop in life expectancy would have been even greater if not for a bit of good news: decreases in deaths from chronic lung disease, pneumonia, influenza, and Alzheimer's disease."