(CNN) Two new studies reveal just how much of a toll the coronavirus pandemic has taken on life expectancy in the United States, which lags behind other high-income nations. They added that their findings suggest the virus is associated with continued decline in life expectancy in 2021. US life expectancy falls more than other high-income nationsBetween 2018 and 2020, life expectancy in the United States dropped significantly more than average in other high-income nations, according to The BMJ study. In 2018, life expectancy in the United States at birth was 78.7 years -- about three years less than the average life expectancy for 16 high-income peer countries. Data for 2019 was excluded, as it was not available for all countries analyzed, and 2020 life expectancy data was modeled using official life tables.

Source: CNN June 24, 2021 15:45 UTC