BBC News, commented on the news, explaining life expectancy at birth doesn't predict an "actual lifespan".Instead, she says it shows "the average age a newborn would live to if current death rates continued for their whole life".She commented: "As Covid death rates are unlikely to continue long-term, today's estimates do not mean a boy born in 2020 will have a shorter life than one born in 2019."Get all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the free Daily Star Hot Topics newsletter.
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