Average US Life Expectancy Drops One Year, New Report Shows
Clip: 2/23/2021 | 7m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
The decrease in average life expectancy is even steeper in Black and Brown communities.
U.S. residents can expect to live one year less, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that uses data from the first half of 2020. That decrease in average life expectancy is even steeper in Black and Brown communities.
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Average US Life Expectancy Drops One Year, New Report Shows
Clip: 2/23/2021 | 7m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
U.S. residents can expect to live one year less, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that uses data from the first half of 2020. That decrease in average life expectancy is even steeper in Black and Brown communities.
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