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

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

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

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that between 2003 and 2023, the number of people over 55 still in the workforce ...

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

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 ...

A major study led by researchers from Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) has uncovered significant differences in life ...

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

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.

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

“People in the country with the lowest life expectancy will ... push up to 135 million people into extreme poverty over the next five years, further deepening health inequities.

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 ...