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Originally Posted by Koapaka
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A scientific paper from the US CDC published August 2022 (link below) goes into more detail about attributed causes for the recent decline in life expectancy. It reports the single largest factor for the 2020-2021 decline is Covid and other causes were also contributing factors.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsrr/vsrr023.pdf
I am attaching two screenshots from the paper plotting US life expectancy over time and the attributed factors affecting the recent decline — both negative and positive factors.