Researchers found significant disparities in life expectancy rates nationwide in these areas during the past century.

Connecticut and its surrounding states have a higher life expectancy than the national average. Southern states have the ...

Life expectancy varies widely across states. Policies, economic conditions, and public health efforts significantly impact lifespan.

Researchers analyzing mortality data across America report that a baby girl born in Oklahoma today might live only a few ...

A sweeping new study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) reveals striking disparities in life ...

According to the WHO, people born in the country with the lowest life expectancy today live, on average, 33 years less than those in the country with the highest. The top three countries with the ...

Alabama is one of eight Southern states that has shown the weakest growth in life expectancy over the last 125 years. That’s according to a study which examined about 179 million deaths across ...

According to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Americans’ life expectancy rose in 2023 and hit the highest level since the COVID-19 pandemic. In some states ...

Life expectancy in North Korea—a country often cited for its economic hardship and limited healthcare access—stood at 72.6 years in 2021, according to the World Health Organization.