‘How long do you think you will live?’, ‘Me? I’ll live till I’m 100 years old!’ As kids these answers were acceptable, full of life and energy, we believed that living till we are 100 was something ...

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 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 ...

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 ...