The Vietnamese and Singaporean foreign ministers agreed to continue promoting high-level and all-level delegation exchanges, ...

Researchers found that life expectancy growth in wealthy nations has dramatically slowed since 1939. Once driven by major ...

Different Rankings Tell Different Stories The healthiest countries in the world vary depending on who's doing the measuring.

China aims to increase the average life expectancy to 80 years over the next five years, up from 79 at the end of 2024, ...

Humans are living 20 years longer than they were in 1950, according to new research with all 204 countries and territories studied reporting declines in their mortality rates since then. But vast ...

Since the early 20th century, sustained declines in mortality have driven steady increases in life expectancy, particularly in high-income countries. Several studies have reported that this ...

Life expectancy in the United States can vary dramatically depending on where you live, with a new study showing nearly a nine-year gap between the top and bottom states. Hawaii came out on top, with ...

Chinese citizens are now living as long as Americans, reaching a milestone nearly two decades earlier than experts had forecast, according to official data. Life expectancy in China has risen sharply ...

People with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) frequently live well into adulthood. Advances in treatment have significantly increased the life expectancy for this condition. The median life expectancy ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Hawaiʻi is known around the world for its beaches, mountains and natural beauty. But the islands stand out for another important reason: people in Hawaiʻi live longer, healthier ...

After falling dramatically amid the COVID-19 pandemic, life expectancy in Chicago climbed back to the point of being near pre-pandemic levels in 2023, the Chicago Department of Public Health announced ...

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 ...