New study shows women still live longer on average. — -- Men are increasing their life expectancy at a higher rate than women, according to a study released today by the University of ...

For most of human history, life unfolded quickly and ended abruptly. In the early 19th century, global life expectancy ...

Since the 1960s, the world has witnessed a remarkable rise in life expectancy at birth, reflecting progress in healthcare, sanitation and living standards. Globally, average life expectancy increased ...

Stats released by the NYC Health Department Tuesday show citywide life expectancy at birth rose to 82.6 years in 2023, which is the most recent data available. That's up 1.1 years over 2022 and marks ...

After more than a century of steady progress, new research warns that the world’s life expectancy boom is slowing, largely because improvements in early-life mortality have already been achieved.

The average life expectancy of New Yorkers was a record-breaking 83.2 years old in 2024, achieving one of Mayor Eric Adams’s key public health promises five years ahead of schedule. Life expectancy ...

(CNN) — Life expectancy fell across the majority of high-income countries, signaling a collective and simultaneous decline among affluent nations for the first time in decades, a new study finds.

Since the early 20th century, sustained declines in mortality have driven steady increases in life expectancy, particularly in high-income countries. Several studies have reported that this ...

Wondering how long one's life will last is a universal thought. The average life expectancy in the United States is 81.4 years for women and 75.8 years for men, according to the Centers for Disease ...

Alabama is one of eight Southern states that has shown the weakest growth in life expectancy over the last 125 years. That’s according to a study which examined about 179 million deaths across the ...

Life expectancy for Native Americans in the western U.S. dropped below 64 years. This is a KFF Health News story. The life expectancy among Native Americans in the western United States has dropped ...