During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, an increase in life expectancy was driven mainly ... This trend continued with the development of vaccines and then antibiotics.

The WHO defines healthy life expectancy (HALE) as the “average number of years that a person can expect to live in ‘full ...

Among the 38 member states that make up the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the U.S. ranked 30th for life expectancy. Life expectancy at birth declined sharply across the ...

The United States ranked 29 th in life expectancy at birth among peer nations in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development despite spending almost twice as much on clinical ...

Gains in life expectancy have slowed across Europe in recent years, notably in England, according to a study that underscores ...

By Joseph Goldstein New York City officials, intent on increasing residents’ life expectancy after a pandemic-era decline from which the city has not fully recovered, released an ambitious plan ...

Life expectancy is often used as a measure of economic development and social stability. It is often an indicator of the quality of available healthcare, access to proper nutrition, and the ...