The life expectancy for Americans born in 2024 has reached a new high of 79 years. Floridians' life expectancy is slightly higher than the national average, at just under 80 years. This increase is ...

Let’s keep it 100 — your chances of becoming a centenarian are slim. Medical breakthroughs, public health achievements and better diets led to steep increases in global life expectancy in the 1800s ...

Forbes Health analyzed data from organizations including IHME, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to find the latest longevity statistics.

Aging is one of the few things every living thing has in common. Humans, in particular, are living longer today than they did in the past. Much of this is due to societal advances such as vaccines, ...

A major new study has determined which countries around the world have the longest life expectancy. Researchers from the University of Southern California and Pennsylvania State University in the US ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joshua Cohen is a Boston-based writer who covers health policy. Approximately 525,000 more deaths occurred in the United States in ...

How long you live depends on where you live, new research suggests. Americans’ life expectancy increased throughout the 20th century, although in some states, particularly in the South, people aren’t ...