• Life expectancy in the United States is at its shortest since 1996, dragged down by an increase in COVID and drug overdose deaths, according to federal data.
• Coronavirus caused the third-most deaths in the US in 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday, with only heart disease and cancer causing more.
• Drug overdoses, which are counted among accidental injuries, were the fourth-leading cause of death.
• There were 106,999 overdose deaths in 2021, a 16% increase from the 92,000 deaths in 2020.

Tagged: Health & Wellness