Life expectancy almost back to pre-Covid levels, says WHO

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October 2, 2026

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Life expectancy almost back to pre-Covid levels, says WHO

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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Global life expectancy is close to the levels seen before the Covid-19 pandemic, but the outlook for years lived in good health is recovering more slowly, the WHO said Friday.

Life expectancy reached 73.3 years in 2023 — close to the 73.4 years recorded in 2019 before the pandemic struck, the World Health Organization said in its annual Global Health Estimates (GHE) report.

The coronavirus crisis plunged global life expectancy down to 71.5 years in 2021.

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