Once driven by dramatic drops in early-life mortality, life expectancy gains are now losing momentum, signaling that today’s generations may never match the near-linear longevity climb of the past.

The United Nations has released a report ranking the countries with the highest life expectancy. At the top is Monaco, with an average of 86.5 years, followed closely by San Marino (85.8) and Hong ...

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 ...

The international study was done in conjunction with researchers at the Imperial College London’s school of public health and the World Health Organization. For the study, researchers used a set of 21 ...

Report shows dramatic rise in life expectancy of both men and women from 2022 to 2023, despite Israel investing only 7.6% of ...

Research shows life expectancy growth is slowing, with significant implications for health policies and individual planning ...

(Photo: Bong Xin Ying) Average life expectancy hit 79 years in 2024 - an increase of 0.4 years from 2023, and a rise of 1.7 years compared to 2019. Hailing the marked improvement, Lei noted that in ...

South Carolina has one of the lowest life expectancies in the United States, reflecting inequalities in health and the environment.

Most Britons unaware of extent to which severe mental illness cuts lives short Read the researchSevere mental illness in the UK (3.71MB pdf) The UK ...