This animated map shows each country’s life expectancy from 1950 to 2021. You can see just how much advancements in technology, public health, and well-being have impacted life expectancy. Learn more ...

New York tied for the fourth-highest life expectancy in the U.S. — 79 years — in the most recent federal data available. New York tied with its neighbor New Jersey for fourth place. Only Connecticut, ...

Humans are living 20 years longer than they were in 1950, according to new research with all 204 countries and territories ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (WGHP) — There’s more than a 10-year ...

On the go: A life expectancy calculator provided by the UK’s pension guidance service could be exacerbating people’s unconscious bias and influencing their financial decisions, new research has found.

Life expectancy in the United States varies by more than 20 years depending on your race and ethnicity and where you live, according to new research. The authors call the level of health disparities ...

Britain's stark life expectancy divide was today laid bare in an interactive map revealing how lifespan varies depending on where you live. Figures show how children born in deprived parts of England, ...

This story and visualization are part of our new “Data In Your Life” series, in which we mine public databases to tell quick stories about the world around us. Life expectancy in South Carolina ...

Life expectancy rates have been on the rise in the United States, with an increase of nearly seven years over the past half-century. (The average lifespan was 70.8 in 1970 and was documented as 77.5 ...

In the United States, how long a person lives can vary substantially depending on where in the country they reside. Comparing the life expectancy of people born from 1900 to 2000, a study published ...

(STACKER) — Life expectancy can be affected by a variety of factors. About 25% of your lifespan is determined by genetics, according to the National Library of Medicine. Health and wellness ...