Life Expectancy vs Lifespan

lifespan

greatest age reached by any member of a given population (or species)

maximum lifespan

lifespan AKA

life expectancy

e average number of years that members of a population (or species) live

Pre-COVID-19

global life expectancy for those born in 2019 was 72.0 years

high-income countries

countries where majority of people who died were old

low-income countries

countries where one in three deaths were in children under 5 years of age

global life expectancy

increased due to improvements in child survival and access to antiretroviral medication for the treatment of HIV were considered factors for the increase

COVID-19 pandemic

global event that is either slowing or reversing the rising trend of life expectancy in the world

Healthy Life Expectancy

age considers current age-specific mortality, morbidity, and disability risks

racial & ethnic minorities

disproportionately represented in settings with higher COVID-19 outbreaks

disparities in medical care and underlying health conditions