Global life expectancy rises to 73 yrs, nearing pre-Covid level — WHO
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), global life expectancy reached 73.3 years in 2023, nearly returning to the pre-pandemic level of 73.4 years recorded in 2019. The announcement, made on Friday in Geneva, indicates a strong recovery from the coronavirus crisis, which had previously plunged global life expectancy down to 71.5 years in 2021.
Despite the overall rebound in life expectancy, the WHO noted that the outlook for years lived in good health is recovering at a slower pace.
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