Jeff AtwoodJun 1, 2023
"Even more disturbing, in a change never recorded in the past century, the probability that children and adolescents will live to age 20 is now decreasing." https://wapo.st/3oLl8iX
American life expectancy is dropping — and it’s not all covid’s fault

American life expectancy took a hit from covid. But we've been struggling versus other countries for a long time.

The Washington Post
Show threadJon PENNYCOOKJun 1, 2023
@codinghorror I wonder what links USA, UK, and Italy - in the graph in the article, all have suffered drops in life expectancy recently, unlike other countries.
Show threadChristof Stadler
@jonpsp @codinghorror Covid. Italy and UK were also hit hard.
Jun 2, 2023 at 5:05amWeb