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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to US Envoy Morgan Ortagus: Southerners must be enabled to return to their homes and rebuild

Life expectancy in Gaza decreased by nearly 50%: The Lancet Poll

Prepared By: Al Mayadeen English
Executed By: Al Mayadeen English
29 Jan 2025 23:44

A new study published in The Lancet revealed a significant decline in life expectancy in Gaza, which plummeted by nearly 35 years between October 2023 and September 2024. The research, which assessed data from the Gaza Health Ministry, found that male life expectancy fell from 73.6 to 35.6 years, while female life expectancy dropped from 77.5 to 47.5 years.