In a discussion with INET’s Lynn Parramore, researcher Steven H. Woolf explains how the peculiar features of life, policy, ...

The drop in death rates occurred in both men and women, and across all racial and ethnic groups. Heart disease remained the ...

U.S. life expectancy at birth reached 79 years in 2024, an all-time high, according to data from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. Four notes: 1. The death rate for the U.S. population ...

Life expectancy in the U.S. rose to 79 years in 2024 — its highest level on record — driven by notable declines in drug ...

Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. life expectancy rose to a record high of 79 years in 2024, an increase of six months from the previous year, reflecting a sharp decline in deaths from COVID-19 and drug ...

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

Women in Japan currently have the longest average lifespan at 86.8 years, while men in Switzerland can anticipate 81.3 years. The total US population's life expectancy in 2015 was 78.8 years, a ...

(CNN) — People in the United States can expect to live longer than ever, as death rates returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2024. Life expectancy in the US had been trending up for decades before ...

U.S. life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024, an increase of more than six months from the previous year and a new record that reflects ⁠a sharp decline in deaths from COVID-19 and other ...