Reductions in 2020 US life expectancy due to COVID-19 and the disproportionate impact on the Black and Latino populations.

ABSTRACT: COVID-19 has resulted in a staggering death toll in the US: over 215,000 by mid-October 2020, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Black and Latino Americans have experienced a disproportionate burden of COVID-19 morbidity and mortality, reflecting persistent structural inequalities that increase risk of exposure to COVID-19 and mortality risk for those infected. We estimate life expectancy at birth and at age 65 for 2020, for the total US population and by race and ethnicity, using four scenarios of deaths - one in which the COVID-19 pandemic had not occurred and three including COVID-19 mortality projections produced by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Our medium estimate indicates a reduction in US life expectancy at birth of 1.13 years to 77.48 y

SUBMITTER: Andrasfay T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7523145 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature