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Life-expectancy loss during the COVID-19 pandemic: decomposition using individual-level mortality data.

Francesco Maria Rossi1, Lorenzo Franchi2, Vladimir Atanasov3

  • 1The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

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The COVID-19 pandemic caused significant life-expectancy loss (LEL) in the U.S., disproportionately affecting older adults and minority groups. This loss was less than the 1918 flu but greater than recent flu seasons.

Keywords:
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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Demography

Background:

  • The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in substantial mortality in the U.S. between March 2020 and April 2023.
  • Understanding the impact on life expectancy is crucial for public health assessments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify life-expectancy loss (LEL) in the U.S. due to COVID-19.
  • To analyze variations in LEL by age, gender, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.
  • To compare COVID-19 LEL with historical pandemics and severe influenza seasons.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized individual-level death certificate data.
  • Employed a cohort-based approach to life expectancy estimation.
  • Examined demographic and socioeconomic factors influencing LEL.

Main Results:

  • Estimated LEL was 0.043 years (16 days) per person, with higher losses for individuals aged 75+ (averaging 8 weeks).
  • LEL was significantly higher for Native Americans, Blacks, and Hispanics compared to Whites.
  • LEL increased with decreasing county-level socioeconomic status.
  • Cohort-based LEL was a fraction of period-based estimates and lower than the 1918 influenza pandemic but higher than recent severe flu seasons.

Conclusions:

  • COVID-19 caused a notable, albeit smaller than 1918 flu, life-expectancy loss in the U.S.
  • Disparities in LEL highlight the pandemic's unequal impact across different demographic and socioeconomic groups.
  • Cohort-based LEL provides a more accurate long-term perspective than period-based estimates.