Over 20.5 million years of life may have been lost due to COVID-19
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18 February 2021Over 20.5 million years of life may have been lost due to COVID-19
Over 20.5 million years of life may have been lost due to COVID-19 globally, with an average of 16 years lost per death, according to a study published in Scientific Reports. Years of life lost (YLL)—the difference between an individual’s age at death and their life expectancy—due to COVID-19 in heavily affected countries may be two to nine times higher than YLL due to average seasonal influenza.
