HealthDay News — From 2023 to 2024, there was an increase in life expectancy and a decrease in age-adjusted death rates, while decreases were also seen in drug overdose death rates, according to two ...

Life expectancy in the U.S. rose to its highest in American history in 2024 as the COVID-19 pandemic dissipated and lower ...

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.

People in the United States are living longer than ever before, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control ...

“It’s pretty much good news all the way around,” as final federal statistics indicated that Americans could expect to live longer than ever, on average, National Center for Health Statistics ...

Wondering how long one's life will last is a universal thought. The average life expectancy in the United States is 81.4 years for women and 75.8 years for men, according to the Centers for Disease ...

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 ...

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For over a century and a half, life expectancy has steadily increased in the wealthiest countries. Spectacular climbs in ...