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. Study: Cohort mortality forecasts indicate signs of ...

Life expectancy in the United States varies dramatically based on where someone lives. A groundbreaking study by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) examined more than 179 million deaths from 1969 to 2020, revealing wide gaps in ...

Hawaii, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C. were among the areas with the highest life expectancy rates in the U.S. Researchers collected data using life expectancy patterns based on birth groups from 1900 to 2000. Some southern states, including ...

While the average life expectancy has been rising worldwide over the past century, new research found the average life expectancy actually fell significantly in three countries where policy changes increased access to prescription opioids, alcohol or ...

The life expectancy for Connecticut women is six years longer than it was 50 years ago, and Connecticut men are living seven years longer, according to data released recently. The average life expectancy for Connecticut residents in 2020 was 82 for women ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Old person A new study highlights worrying differences in life expectancy trends across the United States, showing that states are far from equal when it comes to implementing public ...

On Wednesday, the CDC released data examining changes in life expectancy from 2013 to 2014. The data highlights life expectancy in regards to gender and three racial demographics — Hispanic, non-Hispanic white and non-Hispanic black. Here are four things ...