An American born in 2024 can expect to live to be 79, on average. But people in other wealthy countries can expect to live ...

While overall life expectancy rose, infant mortality remains a challenge. View the latest data from the CDC.

Life expectancy hits all-time high at 79 years in 2024 as U.S. drug overdose deaths decline by 26.2%, reports CDC data.

The most recently available chart of U.S. life expectancy at birth from 1900 to 2021. Courtesy of the federal National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) Report Volume 72, Number 12. Formaspace offers a ...

The average life expectancy in the U.S. has been on the decline for three consecutive years. A baby born in 2017 is expected to live to be 78.6 years old, which is down from 78.7 the year before, ...

People in the United States can expect to live longer than ever, as death rates returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2024.

A recent research letter published July 9 in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), titled “The Failure of Life Expectancy to Fully Rebound to Prepandemic Levels,” paints a damning ...

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U.S. mortality rates for Americans ages 25 to 34 has increase every year since an initial spike in 2010 due to opioid overdose-related deaths, according to federal data cited by the Lubbock ...

Jan 29 (Reuters) - Life expectancy for an American stood at 79 years on average in 2024 surpassing the previous record-high set in 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday ...