Covid’s retreat has also helped bring American life expectancy to an all-time high of 79, a recovery far less heralded than its dip had been lamented. Deaths from heart disease, cancer, and drug overdoses have also ebbed.1 Covid was the No. 3 killer in 2020, but has now slipped out of the top 10; an American is more likely to die these days from cirrhosis or suicide. CDC statistical analysis chief Robert Anderson told the Associated Press that he expects the improvement to continue, so the data for 2025 may be record-breaking as well.
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