Comparing the life expectancy of people born from 1900 to 2000, a study published Monday found that in many southern states, life expectancy changed very little, especially for women. But 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, ...

Life expectancy in the United States varies by more than 20 years depending on your race and ethnicity and where you live, according to new research. The authors call the level of health ...

According to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Americans’ life expectancy rose in 2023 and hit the highest level since the COVID-19 pandemic. In some states ...

Image Credit: Solarisys/Shutterstock.com Life expectancy before the 19 th century was between 20 and 50 years, and the improvements in life expectancy were slow due to various plagues and pandemics.