India, April 5 -- COVID-19, however, was a dampener in many countries

An overall increase in life expectancy worldwide by 6.2 years was observed by a new study published in The Lancet from 1990 to 2021. This progress is owing to a reduction in deaths from enteric infections, lower respiratory infections, ischemic heart disease, and strokes across the globe. COVID-19, however, was a dampener in many countries.

Enteric illnesses are food and waterborne illnesses, that are bacterial, parasitical, and viral diseases, contributed to the highest reduction in deaths. The category of diseases includes typhoid and diarrhea. A reduction in deaths from these diseases increased life expectancy by 1-1 years during 1990-2021, with the increase more s...