Study: Life expectancy for Californians still lower than before COVID

Study: Life expectancy for Californians still lower than before COVID

Life expectancy in California has not recovered since the pandemic

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, countries around the globe saw unprecedented causalities and increased mortality. While many nations have since recovered, new Northwestern University research shows that California has not rebounded to pre-pandemic life expectancy, based on early data obtained from the state.

Thriving in Longevity: Planning for an Extended Life

By, Russ Hill, Executive Chairman It’s been said that one of mankind’s greatest achievements has been the extension of life expectancy over the last 100+ years. In the US, life expectancy extended from 48 years in 1900 to almost 79 years, and increasing again recently. But do we want to merely tack another 30 years onto the end of life? In my work with the Stanford Center on Longevity (“SCL”), the last dozen years or so as Chair of their Advisor…