Native Americans' life expectancy fell from 2019 to 2021

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, Native Americans had the lowest life expectancy of any racial or ethnic group in the U.S. But as the pandemic unfolded, their life expectancy plummeted, dropping 6.6 years. Hispanic Americans experienced the next largest drop in life expectancy, of 4.2 years. Asian Americans saw the lowest drop in life expectancy, of 2.3 years.