Life expectancy loss among Native Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND

There has been little systematic research on the mortality impact of COVID-19 in the Native American population.

OBJECTIVE

We provide estimates of loss of life expectancy in 2020 and 2021 relative to 2019 for the Native American population.

METHODS

We use data on age-specific all-cause mortality rates from CDC WONDER and the 2019 life table recently released by the National Vital Statistics System for Native Americans to calculate life tables for the Native American population in 2020 and 2021 and to obtain estimates of life expectancy reductions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

RESULTS

The pandemic has set Native Americans further behind other major racial/ethnic groups in terms of life expectancy. The estimated loss in life expectancy at birth

SUBMITTER: Goldman N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9733701 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature