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[Articles] #Life #expectancy losses in the #Gaza Strip during the period October, 2023, to September, 2024 thelancet.com/journals/lancet/

Our approach to estimating life expectancy losses in this study is conservative as it ignores the indirect effect of war on mortality. Even ignoring this indirect effect, results show that ongoing war in the Gaza generated a life expectancy loss of more than 30 yrs during first 12 mos of war, nearly halving prewar levels. Actual losses are likely to be higher.

#Global age-sex-specific #mortality, #life #expectancy, & #population #estimates in 204 countries & territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, & impact of #COVID19 #pandemic..., Lancet: doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)

Est 131 mln people died globally from all causes in 20 & 21 combined, of which 15·9 mln were due to COVID19 pdm (includes deaths directly due to SARS-CoV-2 infec & those indirectly due to other social, economic, or behavioural changes associated with the pandemic).

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Life expectancy in the United States is on the rise but remains lower than it was in the years before the COVID-19 pandemic, as a host of other factors contributing to mortality, including chronic disease, gun violence and a persistent epidemic of overdose deaths, continue to plague the country.

According to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday, an...
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