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Some racial groups saw steeper life expectancy drops, CDC data shows

Data: National Center for Health Statistics; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals

One of the more shocking elements from life expectancy data released earlier this week by the CDC was just how much some racial and ethnic groups saw their expected life span shorten.

Driving the news: American Indians and Alaska Natives saw their life expectancy fall six and a half years in the first two years of the pandemic to just over 65 years.

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