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, ...

Newsweek has created a map that highlights a sobering reality for parts of the United States: in dozens of U.S. counties, average life expectancy is now lower than that of North Korea.

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Dan Buettner's iconic National Geographic cover story transformed our idea of what makes for a long, healthy life. It's now published online for the first time. OKINAWA, JAPANSquatting effortlessly on ...

I am 78 years old, a baby boomer. In 1947, the year I was born, my life expectancy was 65.2 years. My wife’s, also born in 1947, was 66.8. We have so far made it 13 and 11 years, respectively, longer ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joshua Cohen is a Boston-based writer who covers health policy. Approximately 525,000 more deaths occurred in the United States in ...

Life expectancy for Native Americans in the western U.S. dropped below 64 years. This is a KFF Health News story. The life expectancy among Native Americans in the western United States has dropped ...

Lovely setting! Waianae is in the remote western part (Leeward Shores) of Oahu, and is far removed from the bustle, hustle, and glitz of Honolulu and Waikiki. — Photo by Scarlet Sappho CC BY-SA 2.0 ...

Life expectancy in the United States can vary dramatically depending on where you live, with a new study showing nearly a nine-year gap between the top and bottom states. Hawaii came out on top, with ...

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Chinese citizens are now living as long as Americans, reaching a milestone nearly two decades earlier than experts had forecast, according to official data. Life expectancy in China has risen sharply ...