Global life expectancy returned in 2023 to levels seen before the Covid-19 pandemic, rising to 76.3 years for women and 71.5 years for men, according to Global Burden of Disease, a long-running study ...

Humans are now living nearly two decades longer than they were in 1950, says new research with all 204 countries and territories studied, reporting declines in their mortality rates since then.

Life expectancy around the world is at pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels, new research shows. Still, disparities among different populations remain, with rising rates of deaths among adolescents and young ...

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 ...