US Life Expectancy on the Rise , Following Pandemic Decline, CDC Report Says.<br />According to the latest federal <br />mortality data, life expectancy in <br />the United States increased in 2022. .<br />The report published by the Centers for <br />Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health <br />Statistics (NCHS) raised life expectancy to 77.5 years.<br />The report published by the Centers for <br />Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health <br />Statistics (NCHS) raised life expectancy to 77.5 years.<br />The positive change comes after two <br />years of decline following the pandemic.<br />The positive change comes after two <br />years of decline following the pandemic.<br />While life expectancy has yet to reach <br />pre-pandemic levels, 2022 showed <br />an increase of 1.1 years compared to 2021.<br />2022 ended up recording 3.27 million <br />deaths in the U.S., which was <br />184,374 fewer deaths than the year before.<br />According to the report, heart disease <br />and cancer remained the two most <br />prevalent causes of death in the U.S. .<br />According to the report, heart disease <br />and cancer remained the two most <br />prevalent causes of death in the U.S. .<br />COVID-19 dropped to fourth on <br />the list, and unintentional injuries <br />took over the number three spot.<br />COVID-19 dropped to fourth on <br />the list, and unintentional injuries <br />took over the number three spot.<br />ABC reports that both males and <br />females saw approximately the same <br />increase in life expectancy from 2021 to 2022.<br />Over the same period of time, <br />the death rate decreased <br />for nearly every age group. .<br />Another NCHS report found that rates of <br />drug overdose deaths from synthetic opioids <br />increased by 4.1% between 2021 and 2022.
