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.

Governments need to do more to address a gap in life expectancy between richer and poorer countries that is costing millions ...

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

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

The average life expectancy at birth in Japan is 84.6 years, the highest of any G7 country, and diet is one of the main ...

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

The World Health Organisation says on Tuesday that more than 30 years of difference in life expectancy between the richest ...

A World Health Organization report has found that social factors can reduce life expectancy by decades. Poor housing, limited ...

Life expectancy in North Korea—a country often cited for its economic hardship and limited healthcare access—stood at 72.6 years in 2021, according to the World Health Organization.

A sweeping new study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) reveals striking disparities in life ...

Health inequities around the world are cutting lives by decades, according to a new report by the World Health Organization.

Comparing the life expectancy of people born from 1900 to 2000, a study published Monday found that in many southern states, life expectancy changed very little, especially for women. But in ...