On average, people live longer, but the very oldest among us have not gotten older over the last thirty years.” That’s the ...

Referring to the Human Mortality Database—whose longevity data covers 41 countries—what Vinicius and Migliano see is a continuation in the improvement of life expectancy on a global scale.

The human life span may have finally plateaued. Here's what you can do to optimize your chances for a long life — and what researchers are working on next.

Life expectancy at birth is a commonly used metric of an area’s overall health. It estimates how long the average person born in a particular year (2024, for example) would be expected to ...

In 1990, life expectancy was increasing at roughly a rate of 2.5 years per decade. That number had dropped down to 1.5 years by the 2010s. Olshansky believes the ceiling will likely settle on an ...

After decades of rising life expectancy, the increases appear to be slowing. A new study calls into question how long even the healthiest of populations can live. By Dana G. Smith The oldest human ...

Life expectancy decreased by about four years for Black and Hispanic Americans to 70.8 and 77.7 years, respectively. Asian and white Americans saw a drop of roughly 2 years to 83.5 and 76.4 years ...

Don't Expect Human Life Expectancy to Grow Much More, Researcher Says NEW YORK (AP) — Humanity is hitting the upper limit of life expectancy, according to a new study. Advances in medical ...

These findings add to growing evidence that diet doesn’t just impact short-term health—it can influence the very pace at which we age and even extend the human lifespan.

Referring to the Human Mortality Database—whose longevity data covers 41 countries—what Vinicius and Migliano see is a continuation in the improvement of life expectancy on a global scale.

Referring to the Human Mortality Database—whose longevity data covers 41 countries—what Vinicius and Migliano see is a continuation in the improvement of life expectancy on a global scale.