Living a long, healthy life often depends on a mix of diet, lifestyle, healthcare, and cultural practices. Around the world, certain countries stand out for their remarkably high life expectancy, ...

Global life expectancy has soared, yet preventable deaths and chronic diseases are rising, revealing deep divides in global health progress.

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 ...

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 ...