But there are still troubling disparities in New York City’s life expectancy depending on gender, race and income.

Stats released by the NYC Health Department Tuesday show citywide life expectancy at birth rose to 82.6 years in 2023, which ...

In a bid to improve end-of-life care for incarcerated individuals in the California prison system, UC San Francisco ...

Life expectancy is projected to increase in the coming decades, to a worldwide average of 80.5 years for women and 76 years for men. These gains will come with fewer deaths from infectious diseases ...

Life expectancy for females in the UK has returned to pre-pandemic levels – though males have yet to show a similar recovery, new estimates suggest. A baby girl born between 2022 and 2024 can expect ...

Life expectancy for females in the UK has returned to pre-pandemic levels. (Alamy) Life expectancy for females in the UK has returned to pre-pandemic levels – but there's still a big difference in how ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- 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 ...

Scientists have found a way to pick the best pacemaker for each patient, potentially making them last years longer. Researchers at the University of Leeds, Université Grenoble Alpes and University ...

Researchers found that life expectancy growth in wealthy nations has dramatically slowed since 1939. Once driven by major reductions in child mortality, longevity gains are now limited by slower ...

Nigeria has been ranked among the countries with the lowest life expectancy in the world, according to the latest data released by the United Nations’ World Population Prospects portal. The report ...

Life expectancy in the United States can vary dramatically depending on where you live, with a new study showing nearly a nine-year gap between the top and bottom states. Hawaii came out on top, with ...

People with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) frequently live well into adulthood. Advances in treatment have significantly increased the life expectancy for this condition. The median life expectancy ...