One of the most misunderstood statistical figures is life expectancy. We hear the phrase bandied about as a marker of how long we can expect to live. Today, we can feel very smug, as on a worldwide ...

Will you live to 100? For the average person, the answer is probably no, as growth in life expectancy is slowing across wealthier countries, despite advances in healthcare and living conditions. This ...

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

Let’s keep it 100 — your chances of becoming a centenarian are slim. Medical breakthroughs, public health achievements and better diets led to steep increases in global life expectancy in the 1800s ...

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 ...

How long you live depends on where you live, new research suggests. Americans’ life expectancy increased throughout the 20th century, although in some states, particularly in the South, people aren’t ...

Life expectancy in the Gaza Strip has been nearly cut in half (-46.3%) since the current war began in October 2023, according to new estimates published in The Lancet. The study led by Michel Guillot, ...