The Hearst Television Data Team has developed a tool to estimate your life expectancy using actuarial data from the Social ...

Let’s keep it 100 — your chances of becoming a centenarian are slim. Medical breakthroughs, public health achievements and ...

Life expectancy is a statistical estimate of the average number of years a person is expected to live , based on actuarial data. There are many uses for life expectancy in the financial industry, ...

Overall, women's life expectancy by birth cohort grew from 73.8 to 84.1 years, while men's rose from 62.8 to 80.3 years. The study also found that longevity for men typically plateaued around 1950.

Americans' life expectancy dropped for the second year in a row and is the biggest drop since the 1920s. COVID-19 is driving the downward trend, according to CDC data.

New research suggests that human life expectancy has hit its peak based on global statistics. Researcher S. Jay Olshansky explains why the focus should shift to healthspan extension.