Paris: Covid-19 cuts Global life expectancy It spanned nearly two years from 2019 to 2021 and wiped out a decade of progress. World Health Organization said on Friday.
“The COVID-19 pandemic has reversed the trend of steady increases in life expectancy at birth and healthy life expectancy at birth.” United Nations health agency Said.
Global life expectancy fell by 1.8 years to 71.4 years, the same as in 2012, according to the World Health Organization’s annual World Health Statistics study.
the amount of time The average person The number of people expected to live in good health in 2021 has fallen by 1.5 years to 61.9 years — the same as in 2012, the study said.
The effect was even worse than the findings of a study published by . Knife A report released in January said average life expectancy had declined by 1.6 years during the pandemic.
Researchers of that study said COVID-19 had a “more profound impact” on life expectancy than any other event in the past half-century.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the figures reflect the importance of the Global Pandemic Security Agreement being negotiated in Geneva to “strengthen global pandemic resilience.” health Protectionbut to protect Long-term investments improving health and promoting equity within and between countries”.
Lancet researchers have estimated that 15.9 million people have died due to Covid-19. Additional deaths during 2020-2021, either from virus or pandemic-related disruption Health Systems,
However, the World Health Organisation study says there has not been a uniform decline in life expectancy across the world.
The Americas and South-East Asia are the worst-affected regions, where life expectancy has fallen by about three years, the report said.
The Western Pacific region was least affected, where life expectancy fell by just 0.1 year.
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