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Brian Mann

U.S. life expectancy rebounded in 2022 but COVID and drug overdoses were still deadly

People in the U.S. were living longer in 2022 according to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)

Life expectancy in the U.S. bounced back in 2022 as the COVID-19 pandemic faded, rising from 76.4 years in 2021 to 77.5 years on average.

That's according to two new studies released early Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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