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. Life expectancy ...

The average life expectancy of Texans is lower than that of the average American. In August, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released life expectancy data from the National Center for ...

(NEXSTAR) – As Ben Franklin once famously said, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Eventually, we all die, but that may appear sooner than others for a variety ...

Alaska had the biggest decline in average life expectancy of all U.S. states in 2021, a year when health outcomes were heavily influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent national ...

Per capita, West Virginia in 2021 led the nation in deaths caused by cancer in 2021. (Getty Images) Life expectancy for West Virginians fell by nearly two years in 2021 compared to 2020, according to ...

The record-high life expectancy comes on the heels of former Mayor Eric Adams’ HealthyNYC initiative, which targets the key ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (WGHP) — There’s more than a 10-year ...

Researchers found that life expectancy growth in wealthy nations has dramatically slowed since 1939. Once driven by major reductions in child mortality, longevity gains are now limited by slower ...

In this article, we will look at the 30 cities with the lowest life expectancy in the world, and take an overview of the trends in life expectancy across the globe. Trends in Global Life Expectancy ...

A global panel of scientists and community leaders shows how biology, lifestyle, and culture can work together to help people live longer, healthier, and more purposeful lives. The illustration ...