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 United States rose from 2023 to 2024, “reaching its highest level ever,” according to a press release ...

The latest death data for the U.S. are in, and they paint an optimistic picture: The average American born in 2024 is now ...

HealthDay News — From 2023 to 2024, there was an increase in life expectancy and a decrease in age-adjusted death rates, while decreases were also seen in drug overdose death rates, according to two ...

The average life expectancy in the U.S. increased by almost a year in 2023, according to figures released by the Centers for Disease Control Thursday, Dec. 19. U.S. average life expectancy was 78.4 ...

Life expectancy in the United States is rising nearly as quickly as it fell at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic as deaths from Covid-19 and drug overdoses drop. After falling 2.4 years between 2019 ...

For over a century and a half, life expectancy has steadily increased in the wealthiest countries. Spectacular climbs in ...

The increase signals a rebound from declines during the pandemic and progress with the opioid crisis.

The life expectancy of both men and women in Scotland has increased and is now similar to pre-pandemic levels, official figures show. The average life expectancy for the 2022 to 2024 period was 77.12 ...