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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 ...

Humans are living 20 years longer than they were in 1950, according to new research with all 204 countries and territories studied reporting declines in their mortality rates since then. But vast ...

Life expectancy is one of the clearest mirrors of a community’s health, and in one Southern state that reflection is troubling. South Carolina residents are now expected to live roughly four years ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- New data from the New York City Health Department shows an improvement in life expectancy for New Yorkers. The average life expectancy was more than 82.5 years in 2023, which ...

Life expectancy for Black New Jerseyans has increased, according to recent data. But researchers say that progress could be at risk because of cuts to health care funding. “If Medicaid coverage goes ...

Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic shaved years off Chicagoans’ lives, residents across the city are expected to live longer, nearly matching the pre-pandemic average age of about 79 years old.