Life expectancy is still skewed by race and class.
It also varies heavily by area of the world.
Some regions are under resourced and may be more prone to certain diseases based on climate.
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That being said, there’s an overall positive result reported by the study.
Sub-saharan African life expectancy jumped 10.7 years.
There was an 8.3 year increase in Southeast Asia, East Asia, and Oceania.
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South Asia saw 7.8 years added, largely due to reduced mortality from diarrheal diseases.
In 2021, however, COVID-19 replaced stroke as the second-leading age-standardized cause of death.
Some diseases like diarrhea and malaria are very geographically concentrated.
This knowledge of global life expectancies can inform policy.
