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Covid-19 epidemic has caused the worst casualties since World War II in the developed world, with American men suffering lost.
A study of deaths in 29 countries, spread across Europe, the US and Chile, found that 27 countries had a reduction in life expectancy by 2020 at a rate that had eliminated deaths, according to a study led by scientists at Oxford University.
Men have experienced a temporary decrease in survival than women in many countries. The largest short-term decline in survival was observed in men in the US, which dropped 2.2 years compared to 2019 levels, followed by Lithuanian men, with a decrease of 1.7 years.
“For Western European countries such as Spain, England and Wales, Italy, Belgium, among others, the last time a significant decrease in life expectancy at birth was observed in one year was during World War II,” he said. Jose Manuel Aburto, co-author.
Women in eight countries and men in 11 countries lost more than one year of age while 22 countries lost hope of more than half a year.
“In the negotiations, it took about 5.6 years for these countries to achieve one year of life expectancy soon: progress was erased in 2020 by Covid-19,” says Dr Aburto.
The short-lived growth in the US in 2020 has never happened to women and men, according to what has been happening since 1933 during the Great Depression. American women are expected to live 1,65 years in 2020, compared to the previous year.
In the US the dramatic decline in life expectancy can be explained by the high mortality rate among working-age people.
“In the US, the number of people under the age of 60 has contributed significantly to the decline in life expectancy, while in the whole of Europe the increase in people over the age of 60 has contributed significantly,” said Ridhi Kashyap, co-author of the study.
Health experts say that differences in attitudes and behaviors are contributing to an increased risk of serious illness among men, especially short-term women.
“While women and men tend to take Covid-19 at the same price, men appear to be seriously ill for a short time – however, the good news is that women are talking about ‘long-term’ Covid ‘,” said David Dowdy, an associate professor of infectious diseases at the medical school. Johns Hopkins University.
“Compared with women, men are more likely to be infected. Not only are we in the presence of their friends but we are also slow to seek help when we are sick. ”
The study was led by scientists at Leverhulme Center for Demographic Science at Oxford University and published Monday in the International Journal of Epidemiology.
The study defined life expectancy as middle age in which the infant will live if the mortality rates here continue for the rest of their lives.