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.

Life expectancy in the year 1800 was no older than 40 years globally. Modern life expectancies of around 78 years in the United States are largely due to improvements in infant mortality and public ...

While no one expects to live forever, we're all aware of our own mortality and wonder how long we're likely to be around. Of course, that amount of time has changed significantly over the course of ...

Humanity's once-steady rise in life expectancy is now slowing down, raising the question of whether we're about to reach the ceiling of our longevity. Reading time 8 minutes It’s an inevitable fact of ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The average life expectancy fell across the United States in recent years, with some states, including Kentucky, seeing more significant declines than others. Using data from the CDC ...

CHICAGO — 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 ...

The average life expectancy of Texans is lower than that of the average American. In August, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released life expectancy data from the National Center for ...

The average life expectancy of New Yorkers was a record-breaking 83.2 years old in 2024, achieving one of Mayor Eric Adams’s key public health promises five years ahead of schedule. Life expectancy ...