SA women's life expectancy dropped by a year in 2020 and is likely to fall further in 2021 because of Covid-19, according to a new article in the SA Medical Journal by experts.
A drop in SA's life expectancy is expected to be greater in 2021, say the authors of an article in the South African Medical Journal.SA women's life expectancy dropped by a year in 2020 and is likely to fall further in 2021 because of Covid-19.by experts from the University of Cape Town and the SA Medical Research Council who examined the impact of the pandemic on mortality in 2020.
Infant mortality, under-5 mortality and mortality of children aged 5-14 decreased by 22%, 20% and 10%, respectively, while that for older children and adolescents decreased by 11% for males and 5% for females.
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