Since the 1960s, the world has witnessed a remarkable rise in life expectancy at birth, reflecting progress in healthcare, sanitation and living standards. Globally, average life expectancy increased ...

In a discussion with INET’s Lynn Parramore, researcher Steven H. Woolf explains how the peculiar features of life, policy, and economics in America are killing us sooner, and what we can do to change ...

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 ...

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