COVID-19 continued to hit life expectancy in 2021 in unvaccinated populations and Eastern Europe

Published on October 14, 2022
  • Most of Western Europe experienced at least partial life expectancy bounce-backs in 2021
  • Scale of Eastern Europe losses akin to the mortality crisis at the break-up of the Soviet Union
  • Countries with higher proportions of fully vaccinated people generally experienced smaller life expectancy deficits