According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the average life expectancy was 75.8 years for males, 81.1 years for females, and the average for both sexes is 78.4 years in 2023. 1 ...

An American born in 2024 can expect to live to be 79, on average. But people in other wealthy countries can expect to live longer.

By Priyanjana Pramanik, MSc. A major cohort study suggests that consistent adherence to established healthy eating patterns may add years to life, even after accounting for genetic predisposition.

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a tool to measure human prosperity. Learn how it works, as well as the criticisms and limitations of how it is used.

Grover is executive director of the Research and Action Institute of the AAMC. Ranney is a practicing emergency physician and dean of the Yale School of Public Health. It’s no secret that life ...

Social Indicators Research, Vol. 130, No. 3 (February 2017), pp. 1005-1023 (19 pages) The sheer size of industrializing economies’ echo rising health challenges, are we ignoring the darker side of ...

How long can retirees expect to live in retirement? It’s an important question that’s often misunderstood. Surprisingly, most people underestimate how long they might live, which can be a serious ...

The United States trails dozens of other developed nations when it comes to average life expectancy, new research shows. According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD ...