The average life expectancy in the U.S. increased by almost a year in 2023, according to figures released by the Centers for Disease Control Thursday, Dec. 19. U.S. average life expectancy was 78.4 ...

Life expectancy in the year 1800 was no older than 40 years globally. Modern life expectancies of around 78 years in the United States are largely due to improvements in infant mortality and public ...

But there are still troubling disparities in New York City’s life expectancy depending on gender, race and income.

Humanity's once-steady rise in life expectancy is now slowing down, raising the question of whether we're about to reach the ceiling of our longevity. Reading time 8 minutes It’s an inevitable fact of ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The average life expectancy fell across the United States in recent years, with some states, including Kentucky, seeing more significant declines than others. Using data from the CDC ...

From the Maldives to Malawi, discover the nations where life expectancy has jumped upwards thanks to medical advancements and more Back in 1965, the average life expectancy globally was 54. As of 2025 ...

A group of old men playing cards in a bar in Acciaroli, southern Italy, in 2016. The town has a disproportionately high number of centenarians. Salvatore Laporta / KONTROLAB / LightRocket via Getty ...

Stats released by the NYC Health Department Tuesday show citywide life expectancy at birth rose to 82.6 years in 2023, which is the most recent data available. That's up 1.1 years over 2022 and marks ...

The average life expectancy of New Yorkers was a record-breaking 83.2 years old in 2024, achieving one of Mayor Eric Adams’s key public health promises five years ahead of schedule. Life expectancy ...