Forbes Health analyzed data from organizations including IHME, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to find the latest longevity statistics.

(CNN) — Life expectancy fell across the majority of high-income countries, signaling a collective and simultaneous decline among affluent nations for the first time in decades, a new study finds.

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 ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Living up to 100 years old is a rare milestone achieved by a small portion of the population. In the United States, life expectancy rose to its highest mark in history at 79 years ...

Here's what you will learn when you read this story: Researchers found that the gains in average life expectancy during the last century are unlikely to continue. The reasons for that increase were a ...

After more than a century of steady progress, new research warns that the world’s life expectancy boom is slowing, largely because improvements in early-life mortality have already been achieved.

They call New York City residents "hard" for a reason. But we're getting more time to shake it off. Stats released by the NYC Health Department Tuesday show citywide life expectancy at birth rose to ...