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. 2021 Jun 1;4(6):e2114520.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.14520.

Association of the COVID-19 Pandemic With Estimated Life Expectancy by Race/Ethnicity in the United States, 2020

Theresa Andrasfay  1 , Noreen Goldman  2
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Association of the COVID-19 Pandemic With Estimated Life Expectancy by Race/Ethnicity in the United States, 2020

Theresa Andrasfay et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines the association of the COVID-19 pandemic with estimated life expectancy by race/ethnicity in the US.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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Figure.. Updated Estimates of 2020 US Life Expectancy at Birth by Race and Ethnicity
Estimates for 2020 life expectancy were calculated using COVID-19 deaths reported to the National Center for Health Statistics. The absent COVID-19 scenario is assumed to be the mortality conditions of 2018.
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