Washington, Aug 24 (TIWN) Life expectancy dropped in 2020 by nearly two years across the US, mostly due to Covid-19 and drug overdoses, according to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The CDC's National Center for Health Statistics on Tuesday released its annual report looking at mortality in the US which analysed death data in all 50 states and the District of Columbia (D.C.) for 2020, the last year for which information is available, reports dpa news agency.