The World Health Organisation reports a 1.8-year drop in global life expectancy due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The findings ...

If humans make it to 150 years old—known as aging “escape velocity”—we could choose exactly how long we’d like to live.

Researchers analyzing mortality data across America report that a baby girl born in Oklahoma today might live only a few ...

Life expectancy varies widely across states. Policies, economic conditions, and public health efforts significantly impact ...

Where you're born could be the difference between living over three decades longer than someone else from a poorer country ...

But according to a study, residents in Northeast and West Coast states have gained decades of extra life over the same period ...

Researchers found significant disparities in life expectancy rates nationwide in these areas during the past century.

Newsweek has created a map that highlights a sobering reality for parts of the United States: in dozens of U.S. counties, average life expectancy is now lower than that of North Korea.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday expressed concern over a 33-year gap in life expectancy between the world’s ...

India rises on the Human Development Index, with improved life expectancy and education, but faces challenges of inequality.

A recent study reveals differences in life expectancy rates across the country and Washington, D.C. over the past 100 years. Researchers at the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) examined over ...