New York tied for the fourth-highest life expectancy in the U.S. — 79 years — in the most recent federal data available. New York tied with its neighbor New Jersey for fourth place. Only Connecticut, ...

Back in 1900, the average global life expectancy was just 32 years. Today, it's more than doubled to just over 73 years (with an average six-year increase in life expectancy around the world recorded ...

A person's age is one of the best predictors of how much longer they are likely to live. This is the main idea behind life expectancy. Life expectancy is a statistical measure of how long a person is ...