Data: Chicago Department of Public Health; Chart: Monica Eng/Axios Chicago's life expectancy hit its highest recorded level in 2024 with the strongest gains among Black Chicagoans, according to new ...

COVID-19 lowered life expectancy in the U.S. in 2020 and 2021. Last month, the CDC released new estimates based on 2022 data. The headline: life expectancy is finally creeping back up. There has been ...

In recent years, many empirical studies have demonstrated the significant mortality burden of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on life expectancy, using metrics such as excess deaths, reductions ...

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