Mortality trends and life expectancy inequalities have become critical areas of research, particularly in high-income countries where recent economic policies, such as austerity measures ...

ADHD’s rising prevalence has been met with some dismissiveness. As I wrote in 2023, questions have been raised about the ...

Table 1 provides an historical overview of the gender gap in U.S. mortality from 1900 to 2003. The most recent data show that the gender gap in life expectancy is 5.3 years, marking the lowest ...

This model allows nationwide mortality figures to currently be provided up until 31 December 2024. First comparable results for all Länder will be available about four weeks later. What is the impact ...

A study reveals a widening life expectancy gap by education level in the US, emphasizing the need for equitable access to education as a health determinant.

Life tables for populations that have not achieved this crossing between life expectancy at birth and at age one are referred to here as imbalanced. This crossover occurs when infant mortality is ...

Last year, 172,000 people died in the Netherlands, around 2,500 more than in 2023. Mortality increased especially among women ...

The life expectancy of ancient Greeks has been a subject of controversy among historians. But what was their actual lifespan?

Men diagnosed with ADHD had a reduction in life expectancy by 4 ½ years ... is the first to use mortality data to employ the life-table method: a statistical technique for analyzing death rates ...