"The decline in life expectancy between 2019 and 2020 can primarily be attributed to deaths from the pandemic," the report reads. Covid deaths accounted for nearly 75% of the decline. More than 609,000 Americans have died in the pandemic, including about 375,000 last year, according to the CDC. About 11% of the decline stems from a rise in deaths from accidents or unintentional injuries. Drug overdose deaths, which spiked 30% during the pandemic, made up about one-third of unintentional injuries last year. Life expectancy for American males declined 1.8 years from 2019 to 2020, while life expectancy for American women dropped by 1.2 years from 2019. "The difference in life expectancy between the sexes was 5.7 years in 2020, increasing from 5.1 in 2019,