Title : Life Expectancy in Pandemic Times

Abstract:

Across the world, countries have experienced an unprecedented rise in life expectancy over the past 100 to 200 years. Public health measures, vaccines, antibiotics, improved medical treatments, technology, and access to care have driven the majority of these increases. In some countries, life expectancy has actually doubled during this time period. But wars and plagues can have significant impacts on life expectancy. In pandemic times, some of these monumental gains can be lost. Previous pandemics can be instructive on the quantity and length of these losses. With Covid-19 currently a top three cause of death for most countries throughout the world, the losses in life expectancy has been swift. However, this drop has not been equally disseminated throughout the population. Some countries and groups have been much more impacted than others.  We will investigate which countries are doing the best and which ones have not been faring as well in our current pandemic.

Biography:

Scott J. Kush, MD JD MS MPH is a medical researcher with the Life Expectancy Group.  His focus is on life expectancy in general medical conditions, persistent vegetative state, traumatic brain injuries, cerebral palsy, and spinal cord injuries. This includes statistical and epidemiological mortality research on persons with developmental disabilities, injuries, and myriad chronic medical conditions across the various body systems. He is a Fellow of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine. He has worked as an expert on over two thousand cases and testified in numerous depositions and trials. He regularly serves as a life expectancy expert and as an expert witness in the U.S. and abroad (including Canada, Australia, South Africa, and the UK).