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Japanese life expectancy falls in 2022 for 2nd straight year - The Mainichi (mainichi.jp)

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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The average life expectancy of Japanese people declined in 2022 for the second straight year, affected significantly by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the health ministry.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago

Not really, a lot of countries already reversed the trend from 2021

The US is one of the worst performers.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-022-01450-3