Covid cut life expectancy by 1.6 years globally, but the leading causes of death haven’t changed since 1990

(By Annalisa Merelli for STAT)

The leading causes of death haven’t changed since 1990 — with one glaring, pandemic-sized exception.

According to the latest analysis of the Global Burden of Disease study, which reviewed deaths from 288 causes in over 200 states and territories, Covid-19 was the only condition that broke into the ranks — if only for two years — of the global population’s traditional top five killers: ischemic heart disease, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and lower respiratory infections. In 2020 and 2021, Covid-19 was the second-leading cause, pushing stroke to third position. Continue reading here…

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