From the 1500s until around the early-1800s, life expectancy throughout Europe hovered between 30 and 40 years. This was due in part to infant mortality rates that remained at 25% until 1800.

In 1800, the average life expectancy in India was 25.4 years; today, it is 70.82 years. Longer life is a global trend, due to ...

Human life expectancy has potentially been pushed to the max, new research suggests. The recent increase in people's longevity appears to be slowing down despite new developments in medicine ...

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.

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 ...