Hawaii come out on top, with a life expectancy of 79.9 years, while Mississippi ranked last with a life expectancy of 70.9.

Data from cohorts born between 1850 and 1938 show an average life expectancy gain of 0.46 years per cohort. In contrast, projections for cohorts born between 1939 and 2000 indicate a reduction in ...

Experts say that the steady rise in life expectancy is slowing down because we’ve run out of ways to improve our mortality.

How would you go about answering the question “How many people have ever lived on this planet?” If you type that into Google or an artificial intelligence chatbot, you’ll get an answer pretty ...

In most mammals, females live longer than males, but in birds the trend goes the other way – a study of over 1000 species points to possible reasons for these differences ...

A new study finds life expectancy is still rising, but gains have slowed since 1939 - ending the era of rapid, once-in-a-century leaps.

Life expectancy at birth for Malaysia's population continues to show an increasing trend in 2025, with babies born this year expected to live an average of 75.3 years, according to the Malaysia ...

ZIMBABWE'S life expectancy has increased by four years to 65, with women likely to live longer than men, a development the Ministry of Health and Child Care says is a positive sign of gains being ...

The scientist, who died at 91 on Wednesday, was a model for healthy aging. By Dana G. Smith and Nina Agrawal Jane Goodall, who died on Wednesday at the age of 91, followed several principles that ...

Chicago’s average life expectancy bounced back to 78.7 years in 2023, nearly hitting its prepandemic peak — though large gaps remain between races and neighborhoods, according to the city health ...

A veterinarian nurse has shared the four dog breeds that have the longest life expectancies in the UK, as some might live for longer than you might think.

Around the world, women on average live longer than men. This striking pattern holds true across nearly all countries and historical time periods. Although the gap between the sexes has narrowed in ...