February 19, 2021

Provisional Life Expectancy Estimates for January through June, 2020

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Public Health Policy and Practice

Keywords (Tags): public health

Provisional life expectancy at birth in the United States reached its lowest level since 2006 in the first six months of 2020, with the life expectancy of the Hispanic population reaching a level lower than any in its recorded history. The life expectancy for both the total population (77.8 years) and for males (75.1) was the lowest level since 2007. Life expectancy for the non-Hispanic Black population (72.0) declined the most, and was the lowest estimate seen since 2001. The Hispanic population experienced the second largest decline in life expectancy (79.9). 

Arias et al. (2021). Provisional Life Expectancy Estimates for January through June, 2020.  https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsrr/VSRR10-508.pdf