Last month, a new research study published by a University of Wisconsin assistant professor in the La Follette School of Public Affairs Héctor Pifarreé i Arolas concluded that the average life ...

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

Jordyn joined Investopedia in February 2025. She was previously a freelance writer covering lifestyle, entertainment, politics in the Midwest, and more. kate_sept2004 / Getty Images Many Americans are ...

CALIFORNIA — US life expectancy plummeted during the COVID-19 pandemic, and still hasn’t returned to normal levels. A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association looked at life ...

U.S. life expectancy fell to 77.3 years in 2020, marking a 1.5 year drop from 78.8 years in 2019, according to a July 21 CDC report. It’s the largest one-year drop since World War II. The report ...

US life expectancy fell 2.5 years from 2019 to 2021 due to COVID-19 and deaths of despair. The unhealthiest counties have life expectancies as low as 60.4 years. Most are in the South and West. High ...

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the average life expectancy in the state is just under ...

Figures for national life expectancy by country tend to be within bandwidths. At the moment, the US is relegated to the lower end by comparison with the rest of the world, one rank above Cuba. That is ...

The record-high life expectancy comes on the heels of former Mayor Eric Adams’ HealthyNYC initiative, which targets the key ...

New data from the New York City Health Department shows an improvement in life expectancy for New Yorkers. The average life ...

For most of human history, life unfolded quickly and ended abruptly. In the early 19th century, global life expectancy ...