This infographic shows life expectancy at birth in selected G20 countries and worldwide between 1960 and 2023.

Once driven by dramatic drops in early-life mortality, life expectancy gains are now losing momentum, signaling that today’s generations may never match the near-linear longevity climb of the past.

The international study was done in conjunction with researchers at the Imperial College London’s school of public health and the World Health Organization. For the study, researchers used a set of 21 ...

THURSDAY, Sept. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Bad news for folks hoping to become a centenarian: Average life expectancy isn’t expected to exceed 100 years anytime soon, a new study says. Life expectancy ...

Life expectancy in the United States is expected to increase from 78.3 years in 2022 to 80.4 years in 2050, which is below that of other wealthy nations. A study from the University of Washington’s ...

New projections for U.S. life expectancy forecast a slight increase by 2050, though the nation is expected to fall behind many other nations in global health rankings, according to research published ...

(CNN) — The United States is expected to make only minor gains in life expectancy over the next few decades, and this minimal improvement highlights an “alarming trajectory of health challenges” ...

If Moore’s law applies to life expectancy the way it does to electronics, then we’ll have to spend and innovate exponentially ...

unk food, drug use and health policy decisions have affected U.S. life expectancy rates, and a new study projects that in 2050, West Virginia will rank last among the states. (Photo by Alexander ...