According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the average life expectancy was 75.8 years for males, 81.1 years for females, and the average for both sexes is 78.4 years in 2023. 1 ...

An American born in 2024 can expect to live to be 79, on average. But people in other wealthy countries can expect to live ...

People in the United States can expect to live longer than ever, as death rates returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2024.

People who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB+) have a lower life expectancy than those who identify as straight or heterosexual, new figures suggest. A 20-year-old LGB+ man in England and ...

Studies have reported on survival probabilities of people born with open spina bifida, a condition where the spinal cord and ...

Using the statistics from the WHO, the gap between lifespan and health span is nearly 9.5 years worldwide and 12.5 years in the U.S. as of 2021. In other words, the world gained years of life faster ...

A person’s genes play a far greater role in likely lifespan than previously thought, according to a major new study published Thursday in the journal Science ...

New research has revealed a confronting life-expectancy gap for people with intellectual disability in NSW, highlighting ...

A new long-term study offers important insight into how long people with open spina bifida may live, and how factors such as mobility, feeding ability, and bladder and bowel control can influence life ...

Studies have reported on survival probabilities of people born with open spina bifida, a condition where the spinal cord and nerves are exposed through an opening in the back. Research published in ...