
Despite life spans trending upward for most of the last century, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the largest annual drop in Canadian life expectancy on record, according to a new national health dashboard.
Canada’s chief public health officer Theresa Tam unveiled the new, interactive dashboard Wednesday, writing in a statement the site will be used as an “integral part” of her annual reporting on the health of Canadians.
My bet is covid measures not “covid” shortened the national lifespan.
