(ANSA) - ROME, SEPTEMBER 27 - The Covid-19 pandemic has reduced life expectancy to such an extent that it has not been seen since the Second World War in Western Europe.
A research led by scientists from the University of Oxford, just published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, is studying the impact.
The Leverhulme Center for Demographic Science team assembled an unprecedented dataset covering 29 countries for which official death records for 2020 were published, spanning most of Europe, the United States and Chile. They found that 27 of the 29 countries saw reductions in life expectancy in 2020, and to an extent that wiped out years of mortality progress. It was found that women in 15 countries and men in 10 countries had a lower life expectancy at birth in 2020 than even in 2015, a year that had already been penalized by a very severe flu season. "For countries like Spain, England and Wales, Italy, Belgium, the last time such large drops inlife expectancy at birth in just one year was during World War II, "said study co-author José Manuel Aburto. the largest decrease was observed among men in the US, at 2.2 years from 2019 levels. , followed by men in Lithuania (1.7 years). "While we know that there are several problems related to the COVID-19 death toll - adds co-lead author Ridhi Kashyap - the fact that our findings highlight such a large impact attributable to the pandemic, it shows how this has been a devastating shock for many countries ". (ANSA).2 years compared to 2019 levels, followed by men in Lithuania (1.7 years). "While we know that there are several problems related to the COVID-19 death toll - adds co-lead author Ridhi Kashyap - the fact that our results highlight such a large impact attributable to the pandemic, shows how this has been a devastating shock for many countries." (HANDLE).2 years compared to 2019 levels, followed by men in Lithuania (1.7 years). "While we know that there are several problems related to the COVID-19 death toll - adds co-lead author Ridhi Kashyap - the fact that our results highlight such a large impact attributable to the pandemic, shows how this has been a devastating shock for many countries." (HANDLE).