WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 20: Elizabeth Cooper sits on a bench looking out at the 'In America: Remember' public art installation near the Washington Monument on the National Mall on Monday, Sept. 20, ...

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

This animated sequence illustrates the dramatic increase in longevity throughout history. This animated sequence illustrates the dramatic rise in longevity throughout history. From Ancient Times to ...

In the United States, how long a person lives can vary substantially depending on where in the country they reside. Comparing the life expectancy of people born from 1900 to 2000, a study published ...

Southern men born in 2000 also tended to have a lower life expectancy, but showed more improvement than women since 1900 in ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — COVID-19, among other things, has shortened American life expectancy. In the U.S. it has dropped more than two full years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and is now at its ...

Life expectancy in the U.S. fell in 2021, for the second year in a row. It was the first time life expectancy dropped two years in a row in 100 years. In 2019, someone born in the U.S. had a life ...

When it comes to how long you can expect to live, there's good news and a little bad news for Florida residents, along with the rest of the United States. From 2019 to 2020, life expectancy declined ...

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