Getty Images. It’s another feather in the cap of 129,000-strong Hunterdon, which recently placed No. 1 in New Jersey for life expectancy, with an average of 82.9 years. US life expectancy is 77. ...

Experts, officials and lawmakers acknowledged that a political pledge to reverse the nation’s life expectancy slide could quickly backfire, given the need to focus on long-term goals that might ...

The U.S. ranks 29th in life expectancy at birth among peer nations in the OECD. Changing that goes well beyond the health care system.

New research suggests that human life expectancy has hit its peak based on global statistics. Researcher S. Jay Olshansky explains why the focus should shift to healthspan extension.

An older man, image by Ahmet Demirel via Wikimedia / Public domain (CC0 1.0) An older man, image by Ahmet Demirel via Wikimedia / Public domain (CC0 1.0) A recent study analysed health data across ...

Type 1 diabetes can take years off your life. Reduced life expectancy is one of the condition’s most frightening complications. But there is reason for optimism. Although studies have suggested ...

An inaugural men’s health strategy for England, which is expected this year, aims to address the 4-year life expectancy gap between men and women by implementing targeted interventions.

"Weathering" and its effect on poor health and life expectancy 08:44. In the United States, how long a person lives can vary substantially depending on where in the country they reside. Comparing ...

New research revealed the rate of improvement in life expectancy slowed from 2011 to 2019, especially in England, despite increases across Europe from 1990 to 2011.

A groundbreaking new study in The Lancet Public Health shows that the average increase in life expectancy across Europe has slowed dramatically since 2011. Between 1990 and 2011, life expectancy ...