A century-long study led by Yale School of Public Health researchers reveals vast disparities in life expectancy across U.S.

Overall, women's life expectancy by birth cohort grew from 73.8 to 84.1 years, while men's rose from 62.8 to 80.3 years. The study also found that longevity for men typically plateaued around 1950.

Some states have experienced little or no improvements in life expectancy from the 1900 to 2000 birth cohorts. Understanding how mortality patterns vary by birth cohort within each state can ...

We are well on track for the largest deficits as a percentage of GDP in the history of the country. And we’re not at war, writes our columnist.

Recent research is revealing that the earliest stages of human development, even before birth, may hold the key to predicting life expectancy. A groundbreaking study conducted by researchers from ...

LOS ANGELES — Official U.S. records dramatically underestimate mortality and life expectancy disparities for Native Americans ...

The paper, “All-Cause Mortality and Life Expectancy by Birth Cohort Across US States,” was published in JAMA Network Open. It also found that residents in Northeast and West Coast states have ...

Read how demographic factors – age composition, life expectancy and fertility rates – and religious switching changed the ...

More people could face a state pension shortfall as the healthy life expectancy age declines. Do you have £500 extra a month ...