The life expectancy for non-Hispanic white women has decreased slightly according to a new report from the National Center for Health Statistics at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

U.S. life expectancy reached a record high in 2024, rising to 79 years as the nation continued its post-pandemic recovery and saw a decline in overdose deaths. New data released Thursday by the ...

In a discussion with INET’s Lynn Parramore, researcher Steven H. Woolf explains how the peculiar features of life, policy, and economics in America are killing us sooner, and what we can do to change ...

Life expectancy reached 79 years in the U.S. in 2024, marking its highest age in American history. Lower death rates were reported for all the leading causes of death, including heart disease and ...

There is a widening gap in life expectancy between men and women. Women in the U.S. are now expected to outlive men by nearly six years, according to a study by researchers from the Harvard T.H. Chan ...

Data analysis reveals a stable, cross-cohort female cancer mortality excess at ages 35-60, contrasting with female advantages in cardiovascular and external-cause mortality. Breast cancer drives the ...