Forbes Health analyzed data from organizations including IHME, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to find the latest longevity statistics.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chicago’s average life expectancy bounced back to 78.7 years in 2023, nearly hitting its prepandemic peak — though large gaps ...

The latest death data for the U.S. are in, and they paint an optimistic picture: The average American born in 2024 is now expected to live to age 79. That life expectancy is more than a half-year ...

(CNN) — Life expectancy fell across the majority of high-income countries, signaling a collective and simultaneous decline among affluent nations for the first time in decades, a new study finds.

Since the early 20th century, sustained declines in mortality have driven steady increases in life expectancy, particularly in high-income countries. Several studies have reported that this ...

After more than a century of steady progress, new research warns that the world’s life expectancy boom is slowing, largely because improvements in early-life mortality have already been achieved.

Researchers found that the gains in average life expectancy during the last century are unlikely to continue. The reasons for that increase were a huge downturn in infant mortality along with medical ...

PHILADELPHIA - Living up to 100 years old is a rare milestone achieved by a small portion of the population. In the United States, life expectancy rose to its highest mark in history at 79 years in ...

They call New York City residents "hard" for a reason. But we're getting more time to shake it off. Stats released by the NYC Health Department Tuesday show citywide life expectancy at birth rose to ...

Here's what you will learn when you read this story: Researchers found that the gains in average life expectancy during the last century are unlikely to continue. The reasons for that increase were a ...