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

Back in 1900, the average global life expectancy was just 32 years. Today, it's more than doubled to just over 73 years (with an average six-year increase in life expectancy around the world recorded ...

A new study from researchers at the Yale School of Public Health found major disparities in life expectancy between individual U.S. states.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two years ago, the Adams administration launched its plan called, the "Healthy NYC Plan," with its goal of making healthy changes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sam Champion, Shirleen Allicott, and Pedro Rivera discuss how the Adams administration reached its goal by increasing life ...

Adjusted analyses associated overestimation with nearly doubled 2-year mortality (aHR 1.98; 95% CI, 1.04-3.77). Differences in advanced-therapy receipt did not explain the mortality signal, suggesting ...

Two years ago, the Adams administration launched its plan called, the "Healthy NYC Plan," with its goal of making healthy changes so life expectancy could rise to 83 years old by 2030. It only took ...