The human cost of COVID: life expectancy in Flanders fell by more than 8 months in 2020 | VRT NWS: news

During 2020, more than 10,000 people in Flanders died due to COVID-19, the disease caused by infection with coronavirus. During the first year of the pandemic total mortality rose sharply causing a fall in life expectancy in our region. According to figures released by the Flemish Health and Care agency, average life expectancy in Flanders in 2020 was 80.2 years for men and 84.2 years for women.