For most of human history, life unfolded quickly and ended abruptly. In the early 19th century, global life expectancy ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joshua Cohen is a Boston-based writer who covers health policy. Approximately 525,000 more deaths occurred in the United States in ...

Researchers found that the gains in average life expectancy during the last century are unlikely to continue. The reasons for that increase were a huge downturn in infant mortality along with medical ...

Less than 2% of Ohioans are expected to live past the age of 80, a metric doctors and experts said shows Ohio still has a long way to go when it comes to taking care of those who call the state home.

The state’s life expectancy was lower in 2024 than in 2019, according to an analysis, but primarily as a result of causes of death other than Covid. By Emily Baumgaertner Nunn If the nation’s largest ...