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 ...

Grover is executive director of the Research and Action Institute of the AAMC. Ranney is a practicing emergency physician and dean of the Yale School of Public Health. It’s no secret that life ...

This animated sequence illustrates the dramatic increase in longevity throughout history. This animated sequence illustrates the dramatic rise in longevity throughout history. From Ancient Times to ...

Over the course of the 20th century, the average American's lifespan took a big jump—the key part being on average. A new study finds that while some states made major gains in life expectancy over ...

Two years ago, the Adams administration launched its plan called, the "Healthy NYC Plan," with its goal of making healthy changes so life expectancy could rise to 83 years old by 2030. It only took ...

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 throughout the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joshua Cohen is a Boston-based writer who covers health policy. Approximately 525,000 more deaths occurred in the United States in ...

For most of human history, life unfolded quickly and ended abruptly. In the early 19th century, global life expectancy hovered around 30 years, shaped by war, famine, and the relentless churn of ...

For National Public Health Week, Dr. Howard Forman surveys two centuries of interventions that together doubled human life ...

In a break from historical trends, average life expectancy in the United States fell precipitously in 2020 and 2021, and have yet to return to pre-pandemic levels. Despite these setbacks, there are ...