The COVID-19 pandemic led to an increase of 16% in expected deaths among the 38 members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and hit the overall life expectancy in 24 of the 30 members, stated the organization.

Life expectancy was found to decrease the most in Spain and the United States, with the United States losing 1.6 years of life per capita on average during the year and a half of the pandemic. Spain lost 1.5 years, noted the organization. The report stated that Japan, Switzerland and Spain lead a group of 27 OECD countries where life expectancy at birth exceeded 80 years in 2019. Another group, which includes the United States and several central and eastern European countries, had a life expectancy of 77 to 80 years… (CNN, November 9, 2021)