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People put off seeking medical attention for other illnesses. Increased consumption of drugs and alcohol. Increased mental health issues including suicide. I ex
by brbsix 6y ago
People put off seeking medical attention for other illnesses. Increased consumption of drugs and alcohol. Increased mental health issues including suicide. I expect that life expectancies will continue to drop.
- young_unixer 6y agoAnd increased sedentarism because of lockdowns.
- lofi_lory 6y agoI doubt these things are taking into account as it's mostly speculation. I am pretty sure life expectancy had changed because excess mortality. This also doesn't really mean much for one-off events. E.g. maybe the pandemic will have prevented future pandemics' severity.