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

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 year 1800 was no older than 40 years globally. Modern life expectancies of around 78 years in the United States are largely due to improvements in infant mortality and public ...

Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology have found a connection between education level and ...

The average life expectancy of New Yorkers was a record-breaking 83.2 years old in 2024, achieving one of Mayor Eric Adams’s key public health promises five years ahead of schedule. Life expectancy ...

New Hampshire ranks 10th in the country in life expectancy. A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Life expectancy rates have been on the rise in the United States, with an increase of nearly seven years over the past half-century. (The average lifespan was 70.8 in 1970 and was documented as 77.5 ...

Washington’s average life expectancy dropped in 2021 but remained among the highest in the U.S., according to a new CDC report. Courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Washington ...

Per capita, West Virginia in 2021 led the nation in deaths caused by cancer in 2021. (Getty Images) Life expectancy for West Virginians fell by nearly two years in 2021 compared to 2020, according to ...