NEW YORK -- A new federal report published Thursday has revealed the life expectancy of Americans in every state. Researchers from the National Center for Health Statistics -- a branch of the Centers ...

A new analysis revisits long-standing assumptions about life expectancy in the United States, revealing a more nuanced story than previously thought.

In a discussion with INET’s Lynn Parramore, researcher Steven H. Woolf explains how the peculiar features of life, policy, and economics in America are killing us sooner, and what we can do to change ...

Objectives We use new data and robust methods to estimate mortality levels and trends for US states and Washington DC and ...

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.

Kansas ranks 28th among the 50 U.S. states in life expectancy, with the typical Sunflower State resident living a few months less than the national average. Americans born in 2021 have an average life ...

In a break from historical trends, average life expectancy in the United States fell precipitously during the COVID-19 pandemic. While health outcomes are now improving once again, there are still ...

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 ...

Life expectancy at birth in Arkansas rose by 1.4 years in 2022, although it remained lower than before the covid-19 pandemic, according to a report from the federal Centers for Disease Control and ...

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 ...