Between 2019 and 2022, the U.S. skilled a sharper decline and a slower rebound in life expectancy than peer international locations, on common, resulting from elevated mortality and untimely dying charges within the U.S. from the COVID-19 pandemic. Up to date life expectancy estimates on this chart assortment present that in 2023, life expectancy within the U.S. returned to pre-pandemic ranges, however stays decrease than that of comparable international locations.
This chart collection examines how life expectancy within the U.S. compares to that of different equally giant and rich international locations within the Organisation for Financial Co-operation and Improvement (OECD). The international locations included within the comparability are Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK.
The evaluation is accessible by means of the Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker, an info hub devoted to monitoring and assessing the efficiency of the U.S. well being system.
