Yep, it happened. As projected by a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the coronavirus pandemic resulted in a 1.0 year decline in life expectancy in the first six months of 2020. One year may not sound like a lot, but it is the biggest decline since World War II, the New York Times reports.
Life expectancy at birth in the United States fell to 77.8 years in the first half of 2020—one full year below the 78.8 year life expectancy of 2019, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Here are the declines in life expectancy at birth by sex, race, and Hispanic origin...
Decline in life expectancy at birth, January–June 2020 versus 2019
Black males: -3.0 years
Hispanic males: -2.4 years
Black females: -2.3 years
Hispanic females: -1.1 years
Non-Hispanic white males: -0.8 years
Non-Hispanic white females: -0.7 years
Source: National Center for Health Statistics, Provisional Life Expectancy Estimates for January through June, 2020 (PDF)
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