US life expectancy falls to lowest levels since 1996 due to COVID, drug overdoses: CDC

US life expectancy falls to lowest levels since 1996 due to COVID, drug overdoses: CDC Two new CDC studies published Thursday found life expectancy fell to 76.4 years in 2021, the lowest recorded since 1996 -- mostly due to COVID and drug overdose deaths. ABC News ABC News

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When it came to the top 10 leading causes of death in the U.S., they were largely unchanged from 2020 to 2021. Heart disease continued to be the leading cause of death in the U.S. followed by cancer and COVID-19, respectively, according to the data.

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