An American born in 2024 can expect to live to be 79, on average. But people in other wealthy countries can expect to live longer.

The drop in death rates occurred in both men and women, and across all racial and ethnic groups. Heart disease remained the ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the average life expectancy was 75.8 years for males, 81.1 years for females, and the average for both sexes is 78.4 years in 2023. 1 ...

Life expectancy in the United States rose from 2023 to 2024, “reaching its highest level ever,” according to a press release ...

U.S. life expectancy has hit the highest mark in American history ...

Life expectancy in the U.S. rose to its highest in American history in 2024 as the COVID-19 pandemic dissipated and lower ...

U.S. life expectancy climbed to 79 years in 2024, the highest level on record, new federal data shows. Health officials say fewer deaths from COVID-19, along with drops in heart disease, cancer and ...

The figure is quite simple to rejoice: at present, the average life expectancy of a baby born in the United States in 2024 is 79 years. The more difficult thing is what that milestone will demand next ...

People who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB+) have a lower life expectancy than those who identify as straight or heterosexual, new figures suggest. A 20-year-old LGB+ man in England and ...