Decades of advances in medical technology and public health are causing global populations to age. While achieving longer lives is certainly a net positive, this demographic shift is placing an ...

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

Life expectancy is projected to increase in the coming decades, to a worldwide average of 80.5 years for women and 76 years for men. These gains will come with fewer deaths from infectious diseases ...

Improving population health and extending life expectancy are central priorities for emerging economies working toward the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Goal 3 on health and wellbeing (1 ...

These days, if you retire early, you could expect to live another 30 years — or even longer — in retirement. Take the hypothetical example of Dave, 50-year-old IT professional who wants to retire at ...

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 ...

Nigeria has been ranked among the countries with the lowest life expectancy in the world, according to the latest data released by the United Nations’ World Population Prospects portal. The report ...

People with Duchenne muscular dystrophy have a shorter-than-average life expectancy due to changes in muscles that affect breathing, heart activity, and other functions. However, treatment advances ...

People with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) frequently live well into adulthood. Advances in treatment have significantly increased the life expectancy for this condition. The median life expectancy ...

Chicago’s average life expectancy bounced back to 78.7 years in 2023, nearly hitting its prepandemic peak — though large gaps remain between races and neighborhoods, according to the city health ...

Kentucky ranks among the bottom 10 states for life expectancy. Here’s what one analysis says is contributing. Trevor Williams Getty Images Kentucky ranks in the bottom 10 states for life expectancy at ...

A new study co-authored by a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor finds that life expectancy gains made by high-income countries in the first half of the 20th century have slowed significantly, ...